Scanning through he news today I see that the finger pointing has already started. And guess who is the culprit. You are. Well maybe not directly, but as an American citizen you will be held accountable to the world for what the United States does, or does not do in Haiti. The major problems seems to be the control over the airport. The U.S. military has overall control and it apparently has decided that getting a policing startegy in place was required before allowing supplies, medicine and other items to land. If any of you have been watching the violence and looting that is going on, especially the violence at the food line, you can probably concur with the decision.
While thousands lie dying and wounded, finger pointing at the bottleneck at the airport continues.French, Brazilian and other officials complained about the U.S. run airport. A Geneva based group of Doctors voiced a similar complaint. The UN World Food Program aired complaints that the military was allowing a disproportionate number of military aircraft as opposed to aid deliveries. Spain complained that their flights had been diverted to Santo Domingo, 200 miles away.
The old adgage "You can fool/please all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool/please all the people all the time." (Abraham Lincoln) might sum it up. In the end we will be damned if we do and damned if we don't.
The in charge U.S.commander acknowledges the bottleneck problem but is working as best as he can to get things worked out. The need for a strong policing action is paramount to the safe and speedy delivery of aid. The following links can support his strategy.
http://gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5127:violence-after-earthquake-echoes-haitis-past-&catid=17:world-news&Itemid=2
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jBzQWpAMzIhkiOYzBA6A4afPqITw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYShPX1clYw
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