So, I’m watching the news and the person being interviewed is the editor of the London Times. The discussion is the outpouring of sympathy after the destruction meted out by Hurricane Katrina. Already, Germany and Great Britain have offered assistance, as has France. On many websites people from all around the world are showing their sympathies, and expressing respect and grief for the loss of life and livelihood for so many tens of thousands.

Many… but not everyone.

See, already it’s started. The sniping, the potshots. The snide little postings barely concealing the glee that so many Americans are either suffering or dead. In fact, some are blaming the US for the disaster in LA, MS and AL. The argument goes that because the USA is responsible for global warming (and only the US, if you listen to these arguments) that global warming caused the hurricane that destroyed so much this week. (It should be noted that there is no real scientific data linking hurricane formation to global warming. In fact, scientists have said there is NO link.) Also, it’s been said that no one should offer help because if the US didn’t spend so much fighting in Iraq, we could afford to cover this. Then, there are the arguments that since everyone in the US is rich, that we should take care of this ourselves.

I have learned to take many ridiculous statements made by ignorant jackasses with a grain of salt. Responding to such arguments has a habit of making the arguments valid, if not the belief behind it. But this?

Screw it.

You arrogant, unbelievable sons of bitches. You actually believe that this is something that the US should be blamed for? Have you EVER studied weather in school, or were you too busy being envious of us to study that day? Are you that hateful towards this country that you’re going to make that argument?

Fine. Make that argument.

Remember though, that we have been VERY generous in our aid and support for you for decades now. See, you’re right- this kind of rebuilding effort will take untold amounts of money. So, I think it’s only fair that all those loans we’ve made to your nation be collected. Hey, it’s only a few billion dollars, right? SURE, we have been lenient. But, times are tough. Oh, and we’re also going to need our soldiers back now too. You know, the ones that protect your asses from the next tincup dictator wannabe who wants to take over your country. Oh, and we’re going to need replacement technology too. Hope you don’t mind if we cut off all devlopment for your energy production and such so we can have those minds devoted on helping rebuild the 5th largest port in the world, along with a few hundred square miles’ worth of devastation.

Just remember, we’re one of the first to really get behind that whole idea of free speech that you’re embracing with such vigor. So, feel free to say whatever you want. Oh, and let us know where you are, too. That way, the next time your country suffers some unimaginably horrific disaster we’ll know just who we can point to when we say that you can all kiss our fucking ASSES.

Out.

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