Shameful

As reported here, as of this past Friday, only 25 nations have offered help to the US in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with only China having donated any actual dollars ($100,000.00 to the ARC) so far, and from what I've read in other sources, the offers of "help" have been paltry in comparison to the need.

Granted, the US is the richest nation, with the greatest resources available, but still. It's the principle of the thing, you know? Who is it that is first to offer both material and economic assitance to other nations during a catastrophe? The US. Who is it that is usually first on the scene? The US. Who is it that never imposes conditions on the assistance offered? The US.

Then why is it that, as of Friday, only 26 nations had made any offers of assistance?

It's shameful. Plain and simply shameful.