A boomtown rises from the rubble

Ray Jax, Fl — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:40:06 GMT

Wow, the Chinese are accomplishing in 3 days what has taken 3 years and them some for us to offer humanitarian assitance to Katrina victims.

I am happy for China and saddened by our own Homeland Defense Department. What was Bush thinking when he combined FEMA and Homeland Security?

Oh yeah, he wasn't thinking then or now.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Roger Frick, Longview, Tx — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:42:32 GMT

I read of this and think Katrina -
maybe the Chinese have something over us after all ...

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Don Newton — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:55:46 GMT

Interview the Peace Corps volunteers who are in the area and on the ground.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Nicolas P. — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:01:42 GMT

Amazing to see how much better China is dealing with this crisis than America did for Katrina!!!

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Chickasaw, AL — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:03:05 GMT

It's funny how China has been able to make this happen so quickly, yet we had people living in tents in parking lots for 3 months after Katrina. This should be a reality check for Washington if you ask me. My prayers go out to China and all those who lost love ones.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

cmac, LA, CA — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:03:45 GMT

Meanwhile, in the USA, 4,000 people are still living in FEMA trailers 2 years after Katrina. China having better emergency preparedness? I never thought I would see that day in my lifetime. Good for the Chinese, shame on Bush.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Wilted Rose — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:23:53 GMT

We can learn a lot from the Chinese work ethic. No red tape, not congressional hearings, no phoney photos of the president flying to look at the destruction.

In less than a week, the Chinese are getting homes, food, water. How long will it take to clean up after Hurricane Katrina? How many are still homeless? How long did it take to get help to the victims of this disaster?

Yes, we can certainly leaarn a lot from the Chinese, They take care of their own, and each other.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Ed, LA, CA — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:31:44 GMT

Can we outsource FEMA to the Chinese?

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Aaron, Boise ID — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:43:17 GMT

I have to say from what I've seen in the media reports, China has had a fast response and done an excellent job in helping the quake victims.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Brian Cawley, Yelm, WA — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:56:35 GMT

Maybe our well-organized and impressive GOP could spend some time in China and learn how to organize and provide help and supplies after major catastrophes like Katrina.

Having visited China in the last 3 years, they exhibit all of the improvements and organization that America boasts it has - but is so much hot air.

America is on a fast downward path people.

A boomtown rises from the rubble

Aaron — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:00:30 GMT

Out of curiosity, why are so many of the shelters and supplies blue? Is there a psychological reason for this color?