Not much, actually. The multi-billions in aid already sent to Haiti have been wasted or stolen; and have certainly not been used for the purposes intended. Just sending supplies is not enough -- they have to be distributed. And the government of Haiti is neither willing nor able to do that.
Sarah Palin no doubt means well, and humanitarian aid is not a bad thing for people who are starving. But it's very clear that just dropping more supplies isn't going to help those who most need them.
The roots of Haiti's current and long-standing problems deserve to be stated clearly and firmly. If there was ever a time for somebody to make a political comment, this was it.
What Haiti really needs, is for its entire government to be overthrown and exiled or imprisoned; and the country placed under martial law until such time as it can be re-colonized by a civilized nation.
They just had elections and the people tried to change their government, but the elections were essentially stolen by the party of the current president (Preval) and the US is ignoring calls for observers and assistance in the run-off election to be held. Don’t forget, both Clinton and Obama have ties to Aristide and to the subsequent thieving leftist governments that followed him. Clinton particularly has business ties to the family.
> “What Haiti really needs, is for its entire government to be overthrown and exiled or imprisoned; and the country placed under martial law until such time as it can be re-colonized by a civilized nation.”
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That’s more or less where it was when Bill Clinton re-injected Bertrand Aristede, and restored chaos. The military junta that was in place there was restoring order, and reestablishing agriculture, and education.
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