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Obama promises all-out relief effort in Haiti (Fast acting)
AP ^ | 01/13/10 | MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACE

Posted on 01/13/2010 4:02:07 PM PST by GauchoUSA

U.S. officials are laying out a massive military response to the Haiti earthquake, saying that ships, helicopters, transport planes and a 2,000-member Marine unit are either on the way or likely to begin moving soon.

Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of U.S. Southern Command, said Wednesday that one of the U.S. Navy's large amphibious ships will likely head to Haiti with a Marine expeditionary unit aboard. Fraser said other U.S. military forces are on alert, including a brigade, which includes about 3,500 troops.

Fraser said during a news conference with other U.S. officials that the Pentagon is "seriously looking at" sending thousands of Marines to assist with disaster relief efforts and security in Haiti.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: disasterrelief; douglasfraser; fraser; generaldouglasfraser; generalfraser; haiti; haitianearthquake; haitiearthquake; haitiquake; haitiquake2010; military; obama; pentagon; relief; sendinthemarines; us; usmilitary; usn; usnavy; ussoutherncommand
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To: Mister Muggles

Florida will never be a red state again.


41 posted on 01/13/2010 4:48:19 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: GauchoUSA

I don’t care what his motivations are- I’m sure they’re as wretched as always but I don’t care- the suffering in Haiti right now is beyond comprehension.


42 posted on 01/13/2010 4:48:42 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: FrankR

Great post!


43 posted on 01/13/2010 4:49:58 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
“All of Haiti’s population will be brought to the United States. Haiti’s disaster is ultimately our disaster.”

You can bet a lot of refuges will end up in the US living high on the hog off of government handouts.

We certainly need more low IQ third world types so the Democrats can get a bigger voting base.

44 posted on 01/13/2010 4:53:34 PM PST by Wahoo82
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To: GauchoUSA

Economics from the bottom up.


45 posted on 01/13/2010 4:54:47 PM PST by caww
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To: GauchoUSA

“The best thing the US military can do is disperse help themselves, to not let the Haitian government get involved whatsoever. Those corrupt officials would fit in a Democratic ticket like a glove.”

Kind of like Detroit, New Orleans, ...


46 posted on 01/13/2010 4:55:50 PM PST by Wahoo82
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To: Electric Graffiti
Bingo.....after we sink 20 billion into 'rebuilding' that hell hole

The presidential palace collapsed. Now, we wouldn't spend several million bucks rebuilding the palace would we? Not a chance. Nah. But if we do, if we do mind you, CNN will be all over it telling us all about it! Yes sir, they sure will... sure will. In fact, it could be considered a Haitian-style Stimulus package!

47 posted on 01/13/2010 5:08:38 PM PST by phredo53 (Caution: This post does not comply with White House standards.)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

All of Haiti’s population will be brought to the United States. Haiti’s disaster is ultimately our disaster.

All the rest of the citizens of Haiti that are still alive will be able to occupy the homes in the states that are under foreclosure !


48 posted on 01/13/2010 5:12:51 PM PST by brpurcell01 (Hey, Obama, were's your birth certicate, I can show you mine in less than a minute !!)
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To: Wahoo82

I can’t stand Obama but in this case, he has the ability to assure we get help to those suffering, asap! Yesterday isn’t soon enough for me!

I don’t think this has anything to do with color, it has to do with human beings who are alive, crushed under concrete— screaming out for help. Screaming for help, in a country that lacks the equipment and resources to free the suffering. It’s heart wrenching!

Where’s the pro-life sentiment? Help these people who are suffering from a natural disaster... they didn’t cause this. I don’t find any room for politics at this moment. Just get these people out from under concrete, get them medical help..now! Sort the rest out later.


49 posted on 01/13/2010 5:16:38 PM PST by Irenic
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To: All

Deranged Lib Keith Olberman really said some ugly things about Rush and Pat Robertson about something they were supposed to have said about Taiti just now. (I don’t watch him, I was surfing to see something about the earthquake)

He said Rush said that Obama would try to use Haiti to help him with with blacks in this country and Robertson said something about Haiti making a pack with the Devil to free them from the French.
He called them both idiots, racists, full of cr*p and lowest of the low.

.


50 posted on 01/13/2010 6:01:41 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: Cementjungle

Should have saved the money he gave to our enemies in muzzie countries to help Haiti.


51 posted on 01/13/2010 6:04:28 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: SE Mom

Agreed, and the last thing we want to be is the party that ignored that suffering. We need to be seen as leading the charge to help these folks, not hindering it.


52 posted on 01/13/2010 6:27:15 PM PST by RC one (WHAT!!!)
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To: enviros_kill

LOL


53 posted on 01/13/2010 6:29:51 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: RC one

There are burried people suffering as we type. Get them help now.


54 posted on 01/13/2010 6:41:26 PM PST by AGreatPer (Impeach Obama)
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To: GauchoUSA
Can America really TRUST Democrats to forward ALL relief funds to Haiti ?

Sadly, someone has to ask this question.

55 posted on 01/13/2010 7:13:05 PM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: GauchoUSA

I’m just glad we have so much extra money to rebuild Haiti!/s/


56 posted on 01/13/2010 9:35:00 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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