U.S. Should Accept International Aid for Hurricane Relief

In a dramatic turnabout, a dozen nations have offered the U.S. assistance in coping with the catastrophic hurricane situation on the Gulf Coast.

America should accept the aid gratefully.

Some of the aid offers are coming from nations that were ravaged by last year's South Asian tsunami, who have had earthquakes and so forth.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said it best when he said "There should not be an assumption that because America is the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, this isn't a major challenge and a major crisis."

The U.S. has received foreign aid in the past, and these nations want to help us to repay a moral debt since we helped them. Our government should not turn any nation's assistance away. The need is dire and the situation out of control.