With the recent tragedies in Southeast Asia there has been an international outpouring of aid to the region. Over six million dollars has been raised by the Red Cross alone. This does not count the 800 million given by Australia, 674 million given by Germany and 500 million given by Japan. To clear this up I believe that this money is getting put to good use and everyone there will benefit from it. My problem is with our government and the media. While they cover and report car bombings, cities taken and the death toll they say little to nothing about Iraq’s citizens. As we pour money in to Southeast Asia we do little to help the citizens of a country that is in the same sort of situation. Just as the people of Southeast Asia, the citizens of Iraq did not want this to happen and could do nothing to stop it. The media shows pictures of small children that are now homeless and without parents because the tsunami has wiped everything out. But what about the children in Iraq that are in the same situation because their parents have been killed by bombs dropped by our coalition. If you would like to help the people of Iraq you can check out USAID at http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/ Please continue to give to the people of Southeast Asia and start if you haven’t yet but please keep this thought on the backburner of your mind and remember people in other parts of the world that have been suffering for years because of causes beyond their control. Feel free to comment on this article at forums. Just click on the word forums and it will take you there.

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