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The world, since world war ii, certainly. suzy defrancis, thank you, curt welling, thank you for that effort. if you want to give some money to the american red cross or to americares, go to our website for donation information. it's hardball.msnbc.com. real simple, hardball.msnbc.com. when we return, incredible pictures of devastation. we'll go back to japan for a firsthand look at the destruction. this is "hardball," only on msnbc.

>> let me go now to curt welling. the long-term challenge, i mean, we're talking about a can country that's been hit, i've never seen pictures like this. none of us have ever seen pictures like this. and now the president, i did like the way he moved quickly to offer our u.s. aid, in terms of airlift and food supplies for the emergency support that only the military can give in a big power way. what's down the road here, curt? >> well, chris, the pictures remind me a lot of the tsunami aftermath in sri lanka and indonesia more than five years ago. all these crises have a rhythm, they have uniq...

Back to "hardball." now to the humanitarian relief challenge following the devastation over there. the tsunami caused devastation in japan. susan de france is public affairs officer for the american red cross and can curt welling is the president ceo of americares. susie, good to see you, around strange circumstances. what are you looking at as a red cross spokesperson for what, the hell over there that we have to deal with. >> we're working with our counterparts, the japanese red cross. they're a very strong society. they have about 2 million volunteers and they're very experienced at this ki...

Was obviously much greater than what we experienced in japan. and the japanese's high level of preparedness for disasters informed in part by their experience with the kobe earthquake in 1995. so i suspect that this relief effort will be much better and easily organized. having said that, all of these situatio situations, some of the pictures you've seen and interviews you've conducted over the course of the day highlight the fact that when something of this magnitude, which is almost indescribable takes place, even the best-laid plans become difficult to implement. and we're certainly seeing ...

Receded, but you know, you can't get in there through the roads. so there's some people that still haven't received any help. >> let me go now to curt welling. the long-term challenge, i mean, we're talking about a can country that's been hit, i've never seen pictures like this. none of us have ever seen pictures like this. and now the president, i did like the way he moved quickly to offer our u.s. aid, in terms of airlift and food supplies for the emergency support that only the military can give in a big power way. what's down the road here, curt? >> well, chris, the pictures remind me a lo...