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imanamerican63

(14,809 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 03:59 PM Monday

Yep! Trump is sending relief to Thailand!

Sending 3 members of USAID!

Geez, he’s being so strong!

Russia and China are already there with a number of people!

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Ms. Toad

(36,464 posts)
1. Three members of the agency he shut down?
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:00 PM
Monday

Did he manage to get their contact info before he fired them? And, more important, are they willing to come back?

Ocelot II

(123,950 posts)
3. What will those three people do? Throw paper towels?
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:00 PM
Monday

They don't need people, they need money. And that's been cut off.

Bev54

(12,313 posts)
7. To Thailand? They don't need it as much as
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:03 PM
Monday

Burma ( I refuse to call it Myanmar the name the military junta changed it to). Thailand has a lot of resources.

muriel_volestrangler

(103,371 posts)
8. Myanmar still makes it hard for foreign organizations to enter (eg the UN)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:12 PM
Monday

and I expect that would include anyone official from the USA. They're also accused (in the past, and therefore probably now) or diverting unaccompanied aid to only areas the junta controls. I wouldn't fault the US government for sending people and help to Thailand.

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