EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

Codenamelivi · Veteran Member

Flooding leaves 50,000 homeless in Colombia

Zach_V · Senior Member

Unfortunately the U.S. is not in the economic state to be sending out foreign aid. It's Colombia's problem not ours.

KirstenHarms · Veteran Member

the u.s should encourage red cross or doctors with out borders, or people who build houses to go over there. it doesn't have to be tax money, it could be donations to certian originizations.

Janell · Veteran Member

I agree with zach. there are other people who can help. it doesn't always have to be the US government.

natamakove · Veteran Member

Hmm, if the US sent aid every time there is a flood anywhere in the world (ok, even if we are considering only Columbia, Sudan, and such) the US economy would be ruined

rtheisen · Senior Member

How about someone besides other countries' governments? Target gave $30,000 to a toy drive fundraiser yesterday. Maybe big companies like that can give small donations. Lots of little things to add up

Flanny · Senior Member

i agree with robert and believe thats a great idea, however i do believe this puts more presure on columbian government to do something to help their own people. unfortunatly i still don't believe the columbian govt will do anything, so i do believe regardless of our economic crisis t\hat we should send some help to those in need.

krea · Senior Member

not us, someone else needs to help. we have our own problems right now

adrianna_mrozek · Veteran Member

I think right now we should be worrying about our own people and our own economy. You know, a lot of countries don't like the US and I just think its funny though how we always are looked upon to save the day for everyone else.

kb · Senior Member

A lot of people are less fortunate then us... That's why they ask for help. I mean if we were a 3rd world country, and had a flood, we would ask for help too

adrianna_mrozek · Veteran Member

thats true.. and i totally see what u are saying.... but there are other countries that can help them out too.

davidtvelasco · Veteran Member

Not to sound insensitive, but maybe people should stop building their homes in areas that repeatedly are hit with hurricanes and floods. We can not make nature bend to our will, no matter how hard we try.

cstair23 · Senior Member

i find it interesting that this is probably about the 7th article regarding a tragedy in another area that needs aid

and everyone's solution is the same thing
"someone else needs to help the US has its own problems"

which i completely agree with

its just seems odd to me that it seems like the UN isnt doing anything at all

i mean
there has never been any follow up articles about
something along the lines of

"Zimbabwe was airlifted food supplies and medicine today from the UN..."
etc

i guess what im saying is im questioning the integrity of the UN and their involvement in needy areas

and im also questioning the amount of media coverage on all the things going wrong in the world

im just saying that i would like to hear about something going well in the world for a change

KSF{Kodies} · Senior Member

i think some UN assistance is needed the US cannot keep helping these countries that are ravish by mother nature. the world needs to step in and be supportive, the US has its own issues.