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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Certainly. Your exact quote was "George Jr sat on his righteous ass - did nothing - for 5 days as people were dying." My link was a press conference held on day three which showed that he had done something on day two... announcing the creation of the "regional core group" of the US, Australia, Japan and India for the mobilization, on the basis of diplomatic work done on day two. And all of that is less than four hours old and is present in this very thread. |
Action, my friend. Where is the action? When did he authorize any significant action? George Jr did not for five days.
In the meantime, that coalition which I understood to be Japan, Australia, the US, and China was later disbanded because the UN could do a better job. In the meantime, what action did that coalition accomplish? Action - like stock the USS Kitty Hawk with supplies and helicopters. Like dispatch C-17s with so many single pallets of emergency aid for remote villages? Where was the action for 5 days while people were dying? Action like in get satellite pictures to the Indonesian Interior minister. Like ask the president of Sri Lanka what she needs on day one and get it to her.
You cite a coalition that I understood broke up because it was unworkable. What action resulted from that coalition?