the possibility of a longer-term role supporting 9,000 United Nations security forces but not supplanting them, officials said.
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Now that’s a pile of chit..NO!
This mess is going to turn into bad news and no exit strategy.
Why?
Because the relief effort will take at least that long, & the majority of those providing that relief are Americans, who deserve the protection & assistance of our military in a very DANGEROUS place.
The relief workers - doctors, nurses, EMTs, Firefighters, searchers, ..... - are the “Finest Kind”, people willing to sacrifice to help others, in the most horrendous of situations. Literally risking their lives to help. I imagine our military is proud to assist this effort, & I am damn proud of them for doing it.
I would NEVER cede this HUGE responsibility to the corrupt & inept UN. If your son, daughter, doctor, friend, or pastor was a relief worker in Haiti, who would you want watching their back?
The people of Haiti have to very very careful. The US government is there to help.
The last time our military ran Haiti we were there in force for 19 years, from 1915 to 1934.
Question:
With the absolute labyrinth of the houses on the ground in Haiti- when all that rubble is removed and any attempt at creating new housing is begun- how many here will bet me that the records of land ownership in Haiti are very convoluted? How many will bet me that alot of those ‘houses’ were really squatters?
Rebuilding on property that no one knows who owns will be a total time consuming nightmare. Some of those ‘homes’ didn’t look larger than 500 sq ft. & they are all connected- wall to wall- to wall.
Are the land ownership records even still viable?
This will turn into a money pit-
Bets, anyone?