Why do the media constantly compare the rescue and relief operations between China and Burma? Let's compare China with the US:世界论坛网 http://www.wforum.com/gbindex.html
In China, an earthquake that registered 7.9 struck with no warning [Nota Bene: With earthquakes, "prediction" is a game of years and decades, and magnatude error margins of logrithmic+-10]. The Premier was on the plane to the disaster centre 90 minutes later to co-ordinate the rescue and relief effort [TH what he actually did, or is competent to do, is arguable, but it was 1st class policial theatre]; local, provincial and national and military authorities immediately ordered an all-out rescuing effort, no arguments, no buck passing. Airports and buildings were evacuated in little over 30 minutes and police and emergency workers swung into action at about the same time. Soldiers poured into the diaster sites by planes, trucks and, where the roads were damaged, by walking for hours. Victims helped themselves and others where they could; everything was orderly; no chaos, no looting, no crimes and no unreasonable demands, knowing at times of crisis, action, understanding and unity is the best for all.世界论坛网 http://www.wforum.com/gbindex.html In the US, a hurricane struck after 48 hours warning. The President reluctantly terminated his holidays one and a half days after the diaster struck; the Secretary of States was seen in New York shopping for designer shoes while people waited for help. Rescue and relief efforts were slow and ineffective. The state Governor blames the Federal and the Federal blames the state; the mayor blames everybody else. Four days after the diaster, troops armed to the teeth appeared on the street in their Humvees, not there to rescue anybody but to maintain law and order and shoot looters. Many police officers wanted to quit or retire early. |
