The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I suppose as GD said that might be all they asked for, but I doubt that. 50K is nothing. I don't think we asked for disaster relief after 9/11 or Katrina, but Italy sent 3 million to us after each.

Most of the $3 million was not in cash, but in rescue teams and equipment (fully equipped helicopters), which is exactly what Obama offered and Italy declined.

ETA: Thinking about the Churchill bust - if Obama had accepted a bust of a foreign leader (even a dead one) to be displayed in the White House, the cons would have been ALL over him for showing weakness, threatening US sovereignty by acknowledging a foreign power's leader in that fashion.