The U.S and the wrold

[Ser Clegane]

I have to say that I am actually rather dissappointed about how this thread and the "50" thread developed.

People in Louisiana and Mississippi are still struggling for their life and the situation currently seems to be far from being under control

The first priority should be to save the lives and ease the pain of the affected.
I am sure that the US wil be able to take care about most of the situation without outside help (in terms of logistics as well as in terms).

That does not mean that we (meaning other countries) should not be willing and ready to offer our help and to quickly provide it if the necessity arises.

This can be in the form of equipment and professionals from government and non-government organizations and in the form of donations from each person individually (I did not forget the willingness of US people to offer help and support during the flood in Germany and the heat-wave that hit France 2 years ago, IIRC)

When the situation is under control, it would be time to discuss if there is a way to avoid such disasters and/or if there is any sense in finger-pointing.

EDIT: I see that bmolsson shares my thoughts regarding this