Hagel sends US troops into Philippines to help with post-typhoon humanitarian efforts
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Last time I checked the US was on France's side in the Napoleonic Wars. And the French - and their allies - lost that war.
The amount the British people have so far given to the Philippines in aid has now risen to £30 million.
How much have the American and Canadian people forked out?
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I forgot to mention that one to Baalstears a few days back when he wondered which war Canadians burned down the white house . To be fair to the poor quality of US textbooks it wasn't technically Canadians but British subjects since Canada was still a colony then. The US version of the war of 1812 was mostly a sideshow to what was going on in Europe at the time.
Too right it wasn't Canadians who burned down the White House. It was the Lancashire Fusiliers who burned it down.
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I don't understand, you're showing a graph supporting a view contrary to yours?
Break that one down to per capita.Last time I checked the US was on France's side in the Napoleonic Wars. And the French - and their allies - lost that war.
The amount the British people have so far given to the Philippines in aid has now risen to £30 million.
How much have the American and Canadian people forked out?
Description : World map showing top ten foreign aid donor countries.
And how many units were deployed? FAIL
It is right there at the bottom son. BOOM!How much have the American and Canadian people forked out?
Description : World map showing top ten foreign aid donor countries.
BBC News - Typhoon Haiyan: US carrier boosts Philippines relief effort
You can't win.
Ummm, it was Irish conscripts actually. That's from way back in one of my very first arguments here at CC.
But it was not even Brit subjects that did it. They were British Regulars. The invasion force were troops directly from the Peninsular Wars and dispatched from Bermuda. They went right to the Chesapeake and did not stop by Canada to pick up anyone.
Nevertheless the invasion force that burnt Washington was soundly beat at the Battle of Baltimore and sent back to their ships. The British General that ordered the burning was pickled in rum with a Yank musket ball in his chest before it was over.
US Military Continues Massive Build-Up in Philippine Disaster Zone, Took Over Air Traffic in Tacloban By Joseph Santolan, November 20, 2013 The death toll in the central Philippines continues to mount in the wake of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The current official count of the Philippine government National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) was 4,881 dead as of noon, November 18. This number will continue to increase sharply, as mass casualties in more remote areas begin to be processed.
An estimated 2 million people are homeless, while a total of 11 million are reported to have been affected by the damage. Vast portions of the islands of Samar and Leyte have been laid waste by the storm, and the city of Tacloban is in ruins.
The islands are in the grip of an immense humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands are without access to food, potable water, medicine, or sanitation. Roads throughout the islands remain impassible, and entire communities are completely isolated.
Washington has deployed a massive military force to the region. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, with 5,000 sailors and 80 aircraft, is in the Leyte Gulf, along with its strike group of two guided-missile cruisers, two guided-missile destroyers, a cargo ship, an oceanographic survey ship and a submarine tender. These are to be joined by 3 amphibious warfare ships and 2 littoral combat ships. Some 850 US troops are on the ground in Leyte and are to be joined by an additional 1,000 US Marines in the next two days.
Joint Task Force 505, under the command of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, has set up headquarters for the US forces in Camp Aguinaldo, the military headquarters of the Philippine Army.
While this build-up is referred to as “providing assistance,” it is clear that the US military is just not “assisting” their Philippine counterparts, but commanding them. US forces are operating the air traffic control tower at the Tacloban airport, controlling which flights are allowed to land and take off there.
An estimated 2 million people are homeless, while a total of 11 million are reported to have been affected by the damage. Vast portions of the islands of Samar and Leyte have been laid waste by the storm, and the city of Tacloban is in ruins.
The islands are in the grip of an immense humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands are without access to food, potable water, medicine, or sanitation. Roads throughout the islands remain impassible, and entire communities are completely isolated.
Washington has deployed a massive military force to the region. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, with 5,000 sailors and 80 aircraft, is in the Leyte Gulf, along with its strike group of two guided-missile cruisers, two guided-missile destroyers, a cargo ship, an oceanographic survey ship and a submarine tender. These are to be joined by 3 amphibious warfare ships and 2 littoral combat ships. Some 850 US troops are on the ground in Leyte and are to be joined by an additional 1,000 US Marines in the next two days.
Joint Task Force 505, under the command of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, has set up headquarters for the US forces in Camp Aguinaldo, the military headquarters of the Philippine Army.
While this build-up is referred to as “providing assistance,” it is clear that the US military is just not “assisting” their Philippine counterparts, but commanding them. US forces are operating the air traffic control tower at the Tacloban airport, controlling which flights are allowed to land and take off there.