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I don't want to sound like I'm attacking you as I've already seen happen to me here, but Japan does not see hundreds of 9.0 earthquakes come there way like this either. Yes, your difference is a difference between these countries, but that is not the reason this many people are dieing, the tsunami's did hit areas where warning systems were not good if they were existent and even if they were they would not have had enough time to do too much about it. This is a tragedy, please do not try to say its because they are not Capitalist or fully civilized in your view.

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I don't want to sound like I'm attacking you as I've already seen happen to me here, but Japan does not see hundreds of 9.0 earthquakes come there way like this either. Yes, your difference is a difference between these countries, but that is not the reason this many people are dieing, the tsunami's did hit areas where warning systems were not good if they were existent and even if they were they would not have had enough time to do too much about it. This is a tragedy, please do not try to say its because they are not Capitalist or fully civilized in your view

If a 9.0 or greater quake occurred off the coast of Hawaii, Alaska, the west coast of the USA, or anywhere in the Pacific, would there be these great numbers deaths in the USA from tsunamies? No, there would not. And why not? What countries have tsunami warning systems? What do these countries have in common? Yes this is a terrible tragedy, and we should help out with whatever personal sacrifice is necessary to save lives. But a country that allows individual's freedom prospers, and a result of that prosperity is the resources to protect itself as much as possible from natural disasters, either by prevention, or warning.

Japan based on a SOUND economy and a SOUND monetary instrument...and are light years ahead of the fishing and tourist villages affected by this catastrophe. Japan due to their world status....ie not being a third world country...has two very important things in place for their civilians...they like the USA have CONTINGECY and EMERGENCY processes and procedures in place...they have learned from a series of incidents and have experience...the area affected has less experience therefore poor post event methods to cope.