It is understandable to say both were not tragedies of the sam magnitude. however there are a couple of things,the peoples response in Mumbai was phenomenal. Also with the facilities that the US has for 'predicting' calamities and more much more could have been done. As for NRI's lampponing the relief efforts here you have to realize that this also a form of criticism and President Bush continuing his vacation would have tickled Michael Moore pink. Don't suck up to any nation folks a spade has to be called one