Gangs of men armed with machetes were seen looting parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010.
Posted on 01/14/2010 3:00:32 PM PST by NCjim
They would in fact be seen as saviours.
Your prediction will probably come true in the next few days; the lead battalion of the 82nd Abn Div’s “ready brigade” is en route; an amphibious ready group, built around the USS Nassau and the 24th MEU departs the east coast early next week. It’s a sure bet that the amphib group and the Marines will wind up there as well. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives tomorrow, and one of our hospital ship will be on station next week.
The security mission is pretty straight-forward; secure the airfield, the ports and other elements of key infrastructure (that are still usable). Establish security for the various offices/facilities that will be coming on line in the next week or so. Help the populace near these locations, then expand out into the countryside as more troops and resources become available.
BTW, some of the most important U.S. personnel in Haiti right now USAF combat controllers and aerial port specialists. The controllers are best known for calling in close air support in combat zones, but they’re also fully trained air traffic controllers. They’ve probably established a mobile ATC facility in Port-au-Prince and are doing most of the air traffic control work.
The aerial port specialists have the personnel, expertise and (most importantly) the hardware to unload those cargo planes piling up at the airport. A lot of countries sent aircraft that can’t be unloaded without K-loaders and other specialized equipment.
Haven’t heard it yet, so :”Bush’s Fault! (sarcasm)
So where has all the money gone ( loooong time passing.... ) that has been given to this poorest of poor nation? I mean...apparently the ruler lived in a palace that was bigger than our White House....have we been giving money to a nation that has not been distributing it to its poor?
You can distribute the money to the poor, but it won’t take long until that money is right back in the hands of the powers that be.
And how is that different from any given point in Hatian history save the U.S. occupation of 1915-34?
Funny. Same thing happened after Katrina.
The U.S. said enough was enough and had a ship load of marines there to put an end to it in a single day's time.
The marines occupied Haiti for the next 19 years. They were also the ONLY period of peace and stability in that country's entire history.
My God they live on an ISLAND> Why would they not bury at sea??
Gangs of men armed with machetes were seen looting parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010.
"My palace collapsed. ... I can't live in the palace!
Haiti President Rene Preval, January 14th, 2010
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Not exactly a heroic Churchillian statement for the ages, is it?
World sympathy may well turn to shock and horror at the brutality that is quickly over running that nation.
Gangs of men armed with machetes were seen looting parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010.
“Where has all the money gone?’’ Good question. We American taxpayers have been having our pockets picked for decades sending money to this Caribbean pest-hole and now it’s ‘’ Hurry up America, you’ve got to help us’’! You know, its a tragedy to be sure but after awhile one runs out of compassion, especially for a people who seem never to have shown any interest in fixing their society and their nation. Haiti is the Mexico of the Caribbean.
I don’t know ... how far offshore would they have to go and how would they get there? These poor people don’t own boats. Looking at the map, it would seem that the way Port au Prince is situated, bodies not taken far, far out to sea will just return to a beach quickly. I’m not sure how the currents run off of that portion of Haiti. But you do bring up a good point.
49: worth remembering history.
I wonder if President Hope n’ Change will authorize shoot-to-kill orders, to get control?
Bodies sunk in deep water don’t come back up. I’m convinced that’s what happened to the American girl on Aruba. The water at depth is too cold to cause gases to form, so the corpses would stay down.
The people of Haiti feed their children dirt to fill their bellies ... I doubt they know anything about deep water decomposition or the lack thereof, nor do they have depthfinders. I’ve never heard of relief workers using mass burial at sea. Do you know of any cases? Did they do that after the tsunami a few years back?
And made a buck!
No, I’ve never heard of it being done. Mass burial in ravines or bulldozed ditches is more common, and was done after the tsunamis.
I dont know how far out these poor souls should be buried but a large scow towed five or ten miles off shore might work.
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