i recently made the prediction that foreign governments wouldn’t render too much aid, if any, to us as a result of katrina.

for the most part, i was right. they gave us a trifle of what we gave them. even adjusted for gnp.

but for the blockquote below, i’ll eat my words. i found the link at michelle malkin‘s place.

Iraqi soldiers serving at Taji military base collected 1,000,000 Iraqi dinars for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Iraqi Col. Abbas Fadhil, Iraqi base commander, presented the money to U.S. Col. Paul D. Linkenhoker, Taji Coalition base commander, at a Sept. 5 staff meeting.

“We are all brothers. When one suffers tragedy, we all suffer their pain.”
Iraqi Col. Abbas Fadhil.

The amount of money is small in American dollars – roughly $680 – but it represents a huge act of compassion from Iraqi soldiers to their American counterparts, said U.S. Army Maj. Michael Goyne.

almost makes me reconsider my position on muslims.