A lot of Americans donated money (I for one) and many went there (my aunt and some of my friends did) to help with the cleanup, rebuilding, and support afterwards. Some at great personal sacrifice. Did you see that on tv as well?

Sadly, this doesn't account for private donations (which is how most Americans donate and may be the case in other countries as well):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake#List_of_Donors


>>I think most people (who know) do care but the two events are not comparable in their nature. The one was a catastrophic event broadcast around the world in real time. The other is a toll spread over many years in a war zone. The one was completely unexpected. The other one is expected in war to one degree or another. Both are awful and the consequences will be with us all for a long time.
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>Don't try deceive of you Jos. Are you want a sample? Remember tsunami. It was unexpected. A lot of people died in there. But I remembered tourist from west resting at beaches after that disaster. I remembered a photo, corpses behind of the beaches next to the tourists...