I´m somewhat confused by your conclusions. Show me where and when I said that help depends on what one has done for me lately. Florida residents received help by the US, so there was and is no reason to call for foreign help - and no US politician did. I make help dependable on whether nations can help themselves or not, not on what they´ve done for me. You continue to behave like a child in a sandbox ("they throw mud at me so I will throw mud at them!"). I will not join you in this game, though I stand aside and look at you with pity. I´ll give you the last post, because this ´discussion´ isn´t worth the time. Out there are enough people who need help, and there are enough who have died in this disaster on Dec 26th 04; I´m speechless you even complain about a lack of support for FL disasters...
You're the one who's confused. My citing of the FL hurricanes was done to explain why the amount spent by the government was so high, and I stand by it. It's not the failure of others to offer aid to the US I dislike. That's expected. It's their criticism of the aid the US is offering now that disgusts me. As for the "what have you done for us lately" charge, your remark on the East German floods of 2002 gives the impression you're keeping score.
While I do appreciate your standing aside, I certainly don't need your pity. Only someone who has basked in the shade of the US military's protective umbrella for 40+ years could consider this a game and think they're winning. If the EU gets its wish, perhaps one day the Western world will stand aside, with pity, and say you don't need any outside help. Good luck with that.