Of course, the fact that we did much of the rebuilding after defetaing their imperial rulers and civiling the Japanese population is glossed over.
But, what of the billions of dollars sent to Haiti? We've sent them enough for them to rebuild several times over. But they haven't.
Yes, we did!! And, we also rebuilt much of Europe also. But, when calamities strike in those formerly war torn areas you don’t see the same type of behavior that we’ve witnessed with Haiti. That is the point the author was making, and your derailment of that wasn’t necessary.