France uses tsunami as an excuse for an international dick contest

Well, well, well. A tsunami hits, thousands upon thousands die, and the wise old nations of Europe use it as an opportunity to flop out their national penises in a game of "whose is bigger?" Pardon my language, but that's how I'm viewing this story. Lovely. The leaders of some of the most important nations on earth have the maturity of 15 year old boys. Haven't heard the story? I think these are some key parts of the article:

One-upping the United States, France nearly doubled its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $57 million Thursday and briefly claimed the role as leading donor nation, following barbs from Washington about French generosity.

But Britain quickly topped France by more than tripling its donation to $95 million and Sweden promised $75.5 million. Spain's Cabinet, meanwhile, approved a $68 million package, although about a fifth was in loans rather than outright grants.

And this:

Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin's boast that France vaulted to "the head of all the contributors" appeared to be a response to comments from Andrew Natsios, chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which distributes American government aid.

Nice to see everyone is being generous out of the goodness of their heart, and not out of an effort to look better than the other guy. (Heavy sarcasm).

*FLOP*
Does this mean we win?