I\’m Missing Something

As usual I must be missing something here. The number of people dead from the weekend tsunami keeps rising every hour. Tight now the number is over <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/12/28/build/world/25-asia-quake_v.inc" target="_new">50,000</a>. I know this number is going to go higher yet and it's just unfathomable to me.<br />n<br />nThen I see <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=366408" target="_new">this</a> story talking about all the Americans killed in the disaster. Twelve so far. Twelve out of over 50,000 and they report it like it is signifigant. What, since there Americans they are more important than everybody else that has lost thier life or family members in this disaster? The scope of the disaster is so large who cares if they are Americans or Indians or Thais or whatever else. They are people and thier nationality doesn't matter. Helping each other does.<br />n<br />n<!–more–><br />n<br />nOne side note on this disaster. Thier are <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30989-2004Dec28.html" target="_new">uncomfirmed reports</a> that the government of Thailand considered issuing a tsunami warning and decided not to because it might hurt the tourism industry.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Thai government has generally maintained that it has done what it could under intensely difficult circumstances, with little warning and limited resources. But a front-page story published Tuesday in a Bangkok newspaper, the Nation, reported that Thai officials were aware of the possibility of the tsunami early Sunday morning — more than an hour before it hit — but rejected suggestions of an evacuation, fearing the consequences for the tourism industry during one of the busiest weeks of the year. The report could not be independently confirmed.</blockquote><br />n<br />nIf this is true how many extra people lost thier lives because of this decision. Quite a burden for somebodies soul that's for sure.<br />n<br />n<b>If you would judge, understand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca</b>