[lasto]

im british and i agree that everyone looks to america for support.But when america needs support where is everyone then ?.End of day people want to remember this aint none of our doing and as wayne luke suggested above - the main aim now is to help those who are in desperate need and helping them get clean/clothed and have fresh water and food (the basic essentials of life).Politics in any form should not hinder the progress to help these people but somewhere down the line its gonna play a big part.
How long or how much can a country be expected to give without nothing in return ? - This aint a short term problem,help is gonna be needed out there for months to come but by then a lot of the people will of moved onto something fresh or got bored with the whole situation.
If i was america i would make my donation along the line as all the other countries because america has nothing to prove to anyone and should NOT always be expected to stump up millions of pounds when america has internal problems itself.