French daily says Washington "stingy" with aid to Asian countries

[quaoar]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/31/content_2399335.htm

French daily says Washington "stingy" with aid to Asian countries hit by tsunami

PARIS, Dec. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States' aid for tidal waves stricken Asian countries is "stingy", according to French daily Le Figaro on Thursday, which compares it with the country's food sales for dogs and cats.

US President George W. Bush's initial promise to release just 15 million dollars in emergency aid was "completely ridiculous given the magnitude of the catastrophe," said Le Figaro in an editorial.

"Fifteen million dollars are less than half the daily sales of dog and cat food in the United States," it said.

It is "one-tenth of the cost of the daily cost of the war in Iraq for the US army" or "half the price of a new F-16 fighter jet," it said.

[Sannum]

1. Boycott France

/sarcasm:P

[VegasWolf]

2. Just callin it like it is. n/t

[sonicx]

3. 'stingy' is worn out. we ned a new word.

:D

[VegasWolf]

5. Scroogish? n/t

[TahitiNut]

6. Mendacious. (penurious? parsimonious? niggardly?)

Of these, my favorite would be "niggardly" - it brings out the illiterates with spittle-festooned chins and inflexible index fingers.

[bobbieinok]

7. miserly?????

[quaoar]

9. Pathetic? Sad?

[TheWebHead]

11. tightwad

[DBoon]

13. I think "mean" covers all bases

In every sense the word applies

[jellybelly]

4. does anybody know

why fox'news' said France was only donating $165,000? Did they think nobody would learn the true amount? :wtf:

[DBoon]

14. Not their viewers

They only watch Fax and nothing else. Why sully their pretty minds with the facts?

[bpilgrim]

8. bet they won't be the only ones...

i hope a bidding war breaks out :bounce:

peace

[truthpusher]

10. With what the US is giving in $, they can't even afford Freedom Fries!

[TheWebHead]

12. link (in french)

http://www.lefigaro.fr/debats/20041230.FIGEDIT.html

[kevinam]

15. I guess I am in the minority...

but I find it fairly annoying other people (this newspaper) telling us how to spend our (tax) money. The American people are donating money to charities, and other organizations that are trying to help those people. I think Shrub* is awful, but in the end, by his control, or Congress' control the US should donate more money than any other nation, to aide the victims of this horrible, horrible tragedy.

Kevin.

[Moderator]

16. locking

there've been several 'stingy' threads already. try discussion in this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1111016