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2 + months after " thanks , but no thanks ", .....

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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 02:19
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:19 AM

America loves a winner!

On Tuesday June 29, 2010, 6:43 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is accepting help from 12 countries and international organizations in dealing with the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The State Department said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. is working out the particulars of the help that's been accepted.

The identities of all 12 countries and international organizations were not immediately announced. One country was cited in the State Department statement -- Japan, which is providing two high-speed skimmers and fire containment boom.

More than 30 countries and international organizations have offered to help with the spill. The State Department hasn't indicated why some offers have been accepted and others have not.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/US-accepts-international-apf-4104246595.
html?x=0&.v=2

Why now ?

And thanks Japan. But did we really have to wait 70 days before accepting help from a country that's about as far away on the planet as there is to the Gulf spill area ?

"We will not rest until this well is shut, the environment is repaired and the cleanup is complete."
- President Obama

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