Al Qaida's Reaction To Iraqi Prisoner's

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America is the most generous country in the world, and it tries to help whenever it can.

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Depends on how you define generous, and how you look at it, I guess...

Being the richest country in the world, it shouldn't be a surprise that the US is the most generous. In raw dollars, the US is again (after more than a decade of Japan being #1... compare the size/population of Japan to that of the US, and draw your conclusions) number 1.
If you look at the GDP, though, the US ranks last among the wealthy countries (only 0.1 % of the GDP goes to foreign aid).

Here are some figures (for 2001):
- US: $10.9 billion - 0.1% of GDP - population: 290 million - $37 per person
- Japan: $9.7 billion - 0.26%: of GDP - population: 127 million - $76 per person
- Germany: $4.9 billion - 0.22% of GDP - population: 82 million - $59 per person
- The Netherlands: $3.2 billion - 0.73% of GDP - population: 16 million - $200 per person

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Luxembourg give even more of their GDP to foreign aid...

Soooo... if you look at the raw dollars, the US does give the most. If you look at the percentage of the GDP, the Scandinavian countries give the most. If you look at the amount/population, the Netherlands give the most.

There you go :)

I define generous by Monetary Aid, Food, Medical supplies, military aid.

Those countri's might have provided more GDP than the us, but i'm confident the US has given a lot more during its history and it continues to give to this day.


Hell, France would be speaking German if it wasnt for the US back in WW2....

thats another topic but i just wanted to throw it in there, since we never get a thank you from anyone for helping them out...forget about loyalty...instead we get spit on for showing some Iraqi's naked...

We should go to Iraq and take a **** on their front door....that will piss them off!

Like I said: depends on how you look at it (my figures included monetary aid, food, and medical supplies, btw).

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Hell, France would be speaking German if it wasnt for the US back in WW2....

thats another topic but i just wanted to throw it in there, since we never get a thank you from anyone for helping them out

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Glad you threw it in so I can play history teacher again :p

First: it's probably true that all of France would be speaking German if it wasn't for the US (although: if you've ever heard a Frenchman speak German, you'd know that that is technically impossible).

Second: are you really saying that you never got a thank you from France, or any of the other countries you helped out during WWII? Most Europeans know their history very well, and it's not forgotten, believe me (a visit to one of the numerous war-cemeteries - which are all in perfect shape - will tell you the same).

And now comes my favorite part:

Remember the US war for Independence? Against the British? By the end of that war, France had provided almost $20 million in aid. 90% of all gunpowder used by the Americans was (paid for by the) French. In 1778, France recognized the American independence (after Franklin went to France, begging for support), and sent two fleets of several thousands of French soldiers to the war. French soldiers played key roles in all deciding battles.
Now, do you ever hear the French say something like: "If it weren't for us, you'd still be under British command?". No, because it's absolute b*ll....

Call it even if you want. Those ungrateful French.

point taken. Thanx for the information :D

Neg: But always remember they are just filthy backstabbing untrustworthy Frenchmen with a superiority complex..... ;) Note also that they were bailed out in two world wars by the British and the Americans.

I'd say that was USA 2 France 1, America wins on aggregate since both their games were also played away from home. In addidion France should forfeit thier one point due to the fact they argued so vociferously against the USA going into Iraq because of the tremendous financial burden it would place on the fat cats in France making millions out of Iraq illegally, along with some Germans and Russians......

A challenge: Name a single country, other than France, that really, honestly like the French as a whole. You have ten seconds to think of one or you lose...... :p

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A challenge: Name a single country, other than France, that really, honestly like the French as a whole. You have ten seconds to think of one or you lose......

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Belguim, Luxumburg....right off the top of my head. (of course, I haven't been in that region since the late 60's)

But that's not fair, Tiger... look at Iraq: the US always needs two chances to get the job done :p

Only 40% of Belgians (the filthy back-stabbing untrustworthy French-speaking ones) like the French. The Dutch-speaking ones still gather at night in dark bars to brag about how they kicked the French intruder's asses on numerous occasions. After a dozen of Trappistes, also bragged about are the drowning of thousands of German soldiers by one Belgian soldier in WWI, and the almost-defeat of Caesar by Ambiorix. And then one minute of silence is held to honour the American soldiers who saved us from the Germans.

do the canadians like the french?

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Originally posted here by Cybr1d
do the canadians like the french?

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French fries - yes

French people - no

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French fries aren't even French...

Negative here are some updated numbers
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003
3. Netherlands 3,075 3,155 3,377 4,059 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.81
8. France 4,221 4,293 5,182 7,337 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.41
10. United Kingdom 4,458 4,659 4,749 6,166 0.31 0.32 0.3 0.34
12. Germany 5,034 4,879 5,359 6,694 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.28
13. Canada 1,722 1,572 2,013 2,209 0.25 0.23 0.28 0.26
19. Japan 13,062 9,678 9,220 8,911 0.27 0.23 0.23 0.2
22. United States 9,581 10,884 12,900 15,791 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.14

Now you can say the US doesn't give much as far as the GNP is concerned, but 15 billion is still 15 billion. If people have a problem with the US GNP percentage, then I say, give it back to the taxpayers. Oh hell, just stop taking it from the taxpayers to begin with. That should make everybody happy.

once again these figures dont represent the money we pour into the defense of forign nations. if japan is number one then why do they cost us 45 billion a year to defend. like with their economy they can't defend themselves. what about the ninty billion a year we pour into NATO to defend europe against soviet aggression(?) another fourty five plus billion in south korea and it looks like their going to cost us allot more. these are not figured into "forign aid". we still spend more money on 'others' than anyone else. let not forget the happy capons at the UN they cost us a bundle as well and all the do is bitch.

but lets face it we went into WWII because we were attacked so i dont think anybody owes us anything. i think we all owe thanks to each other for that one.

It should be remembered that if a country is willing to pour money into another country it is always for political reasons. It is also foolish to think that a country will let gratitude for passed deeds influance it present day foreign policy.

"Do Canadians like the French"

That was a joke right? Ask the people in Quebec. :D

Anytime 2 differing societies get together or offer assistance, it's always for political reasons or prior commitment agreed upon in cease fires after major wars, which I guess is also political. Japan is NOT allowed to form a full army, since they used one to ransack and rape the entire Pacific Rim. There fore the US government agreed to provide defense.

We give food to other countries because they cannot produce there own, in some cases we get things back, like oil. In others we don't because they have nothing to offer. In some cases aid is privately funded by good minded people. The interaction of countries, IS politics. Trading is the basis of human nature. Having said that:

I hate it when politics is exploited for the greed of an individual minority group to gain power or some dishonorable position. I prefer to use exploited politics over the overused “politicizing”



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I guess if would be inappropriate to let "Gratitude for past deeds" influence a political international landscape, but on a personal level. Gratitude for past deed weighs heavy on me. For instance, if you helped me get something I wanted, say help me build a house and worked hard and went beyond the call, then when you find yourself in a situation where my word meant something, like a character reference in a trial. I would tend to "want" to help you. Unless of course you whacked off someone’s head! But in general I may be influenced by your past deed. Politicians are human.

Mox:

I think Neg cleared up the Belgian issue with a certain je ne sais quois..... ;)

Now, for the betterment of the Americans amongst us since they have never been to war with Luxemburg and therefore their geographic knowledge of the country may well be lacking.... :o

I asked for _countries_..... Luxemburg is a Grand Duchy.... So you failed..... hehe

I notice also that no-one else has managed to come up with a country either...... Veeeery interesting..... My theory is correct..... No-one likes the French..... Of course, working that out doesn't exactly place on the same level as Einstein..... ;)