DC, the USA is a rich country, that can take care of it's own, normally. If money is given to the right things (so not on Iraq, no primary at least)
Japan has earthquake's too, and they don't ask money from other countries.

I'm not saying that the USA should give all their money away, but they should divide it more, give more to poor country's than they do now.
And not only the USA, but all rich western countries, and that includes certainly mine.

To give an example: Life-expectation in my country is 78 for men, 82 for women. In Sierra Leone: 35 for men, 37 for women. I admit, the Sierra Leone info is two years old, but you can see the point, I think.

And I know the damage made by Katrina is huge. I may have been ironic in the past on these boards, but I'm not when I say that I really feel sorry for all those people.