Originally Posted by ToBad

Prior to Katrina, the U.S. had never accepted aid from foreign countries, so two months ago, Sweden offered to send aid and assistance in the form of three brand new Swedish Coast Guard vessels built for dealing with a major oil spill cleanup. But the help that was offered was rejected by the US authorities. But yesterday, two months later the US authorities accepted our help.

Each vessel has a capacity to collect nearly 50 tons of oil per hour from the surface of the sea and can hold 1,000 tons of spilled oil in their tanks. Only yesterday, the U.S. authorities to accept the Swedish aid.

Only one country that the U.S. would refuse the vessel which hosts the best and most efficient oil recovery system just because it was not owned by Americans. But now the oil has reached beaches in Texas, so now you are forced to accept help from other countries.

I am so proud of my country Sweden that we can come and help out (for free).

Originally Posted by sperbonzo

Actually there is strong evidence that the outside help was refused by the government because the US Unions didn't want outside non-union workers coming in. The government was just pandering to it's union cash contributers.

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