Actual Funds Used
An article in the April 29, 2007 Washington Post claimed that of the $854 million offered by foreign countries, whom the article dubs "allies," to the US Government, only $40 million of the funds had been spent "for disaster victims or reconstruction" as of the date of publication (less than 5%).
Additionally, a large portion of the $854 million in aid offered went uncollected, including over $400 million in oil (almost 50%).
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