from Reuters and no doubt elsewhere...
Dec 27, 2004 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to initially pledge $4 million in aid for victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $100,000 to each of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, an official said on Monday.
"We are talking to the Red Cross about covering $4 million of a more than $6 million appeal they have made for emergency aid," said the State Department official, who asked not to be named.
-- http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=362910
[too disgusted to make the blockquote thang]
Let's see, 160 gazillion dollars to "liberate" (cough) Iraq and all of $4 million for the tsunami victims. <sarcasm>I'm real proud to be an American. </sarcasm>
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