http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,143348,00.html
"I've been in war and I've been through a number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other relief operations, but I have never seen anything like this," Powell said after a 30-minute helicopter tour.
"I cannot begin to imagine the horror that went through the families and all of the people who heard this noise coming and then had their lives snuffed out by this wave," he said. "The power of the wave to destroy bridges, to destroy factories, to destroy homes, to destroy crops, to destroy everything in its path is amazing."
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, touring the damaged region with Powell, looked shaken by what he saw. "It's heartbreaking," he told an Indonesian official standing near him on the tarmac.
From an altitude of a few hundred feet, not a standing tree or building was visible along large swaths of coastline. City block after city block had been swept clean. A large ship lay on its side, half submerged in water.
I also share his sentiments that hopefully those who want to do us harm & think the U.S. is so hostile against Muslims will now see how caring & generous the American people are (to not just them, but EVERYONE in the world) when there's a tragedy of this magnitude. We're certainly not perfect & have made mistakes, but maybe these 150,000 didn't die in vain if it means bringing a temporary PEACE throughout the world. (Yes, I know it's definitely temporary, and apparently the insurgents in Iraq could care less).
"I've been in war and I've been through a number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other relief operations, but I have never seen anything like this," Powell said after a 30-minute helicopter tour.
"I cannot begin to imagine the horror that went through the families and all of the people who heard this noise coming and then had their lives snuffed out by this wave," he said. "The power of the wave to destroy bridges, to destroy factories, to destroy homes, to destroy crops, to destroy everything in its path is amazing."
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, touring the damaged region with Powell, looked shaken by what he saw. "It's heartbreaking," he told an Indonesian official standing near him on the tarmac.
From an altitude of a few hundred feet, not a standing tree or building was visible along large swaths of coastline. City block after city block had been swept clean. A large ship lay on its side, half submerged in water.
I also share his sentiments that hopefully those who want to do us harm & think the U.S. is so hostile against Muslims will now see how caring & generous the American people are (to not just them, but EVERYONE in the world) when there's a tragedy of this magnitude. We're certainly not perfect & have made mistakes, but maybe these 150,000 didn't die in vain if it means bringing a temporary PEACE throughout the world. (Yes, I know it's definitely temporary, and apparently the insurgents in Iraq could care less).
