Earthquake-ravaged Haiti looks like a war zone indeed from everywhere.
Earthquake-ravaged Haiti looks like a war zone indeed from everywhere.
I’ve been doing a slow burn as our military is once more put in the role of social worker. This is a military and national security crisis. Chavez and Castro will take action if we don’t. It’s time to occupy Haiti for national security reasons and get control of the country. Maybe down the road we can do nation building since that’s worked so well in other parts of the world s\ but for now, order has to be restored at a minimum of risk to our military and relief workers. Its not going to happen though for fear the US will be accused of “gasp” imperialism. We’ve become a nation of wimps.
Because it was so lovely before..........
Looks like Warsaw at the end of WWII.
There are some bloated abdomens in that first picture. They need to get those bodies in the ground quick.
Forbes quoted Preval this morning as well.
Haiti leader urges end to quake aid squabbling
By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU and MIKE MELIA , 01.16.10, 10:09 AM EST
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval is imploring the international community to better coordinate the massive aid effort for his country and not to squabble over how to provide it.
Preval says it is “an extremely difficult situation. We must keep our cool to do coordination and not to throw accusations at each other.”
You know, it is , of course, a horrible tragedy—I feel terrible for the people, as I would if the same thing happened anywhere in the world.
I heard some news idiot on TV talking about how the “Western world” was obligated to save Haiti—actually, that moron is too stupid to realize that Haiti IS PART OF the “Western world” . What’s more, they have been free and independent almost as long as the US.
However, they neither have had the leadership, nor the average citizens that the US has had—in the 21st Century, there is 70% illiteracy, they have said (which means the real number is probably 85%) C orruption, crime, etc run rampant—I’m fine with the US helping—but in terms of billions upon billions—where did the billions we already gave go—and why did that money do no good?
And I sure as hell don’t want thousands of Haitians to come here-helping to turn us into more of a 3rd World hellhole—we’re doing that already.
Hmmm, a “war zone” after an earthquake or a near lawless zone prior to an earthqauke....=.=
Pardon me for being a boor but did the earthquake not occur on the other half of Hispaniola? Why are there no pleas for help for the population of the Dominican Republic?
For the good of the country of Haiti and humanity, we should assume control of the government post-haste. It’s a chance to fix something very, very broken.
Translation: Send money so I can retire with $50M in the bank and let these losers fend for themselves.
Let France handle it. Why do we always get stuck with the dirty work?
So...we finally hear from this guy Preval, 7 days after the quake.
Man, he’s as swift as Obama.