Bill Clinton actually said...

I have directed the Secretary of Defense to provide appropriate disaster assistance to the Government of Japan in response to the devastatin...

Reports indicate at least 3,100 people have died, nearly 900 are missing, over 16,000 are injured, and an estimated 240,000 are homeless.

Disaster relief assistance is being provided in response to an earthquake affecting Kobe and Osaka, Japan.

We have to act, act quickly, act with dispatch, and put the national interest first.