A growing war of words is emerging tonight as the US military, ostensibly dispatched to Haiti to help with humanitarian efforts in the wake of a disastrous earthquake, is being accused to blocking aid from entering the nation as well as flights for non-American citizens from leaving.
“This is about helping Haiti, not about occupying Haiti,” cautioned one French minister, who slammed US troops that seized Haiti’s only airport and have since been directing traffic as it suits them.
Doctors Without Borders, one of the world’s most high profile aid groups and the recipients of several major donations for Haitian relief efforts, complained that the US military actually blocked several flights carrying badly needed medical supplies, including inflatable emergency hospitals, ordering them to divert to the Dominican Republic instead.
US military spokesman for Haiti operations Captain John Kirby shrugged off the complaints, citing “security concerns.” Another official blamed “a crowded parking lot.” Still other commanders promised that the military would change its practices so that humanitarian aid was given a higher priority, sparking inevitable questions about why this wasn’t the case in the first place.
Despite efforts to get some clarification from Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the scope of the operation, he would speak only in vague terms. Troops in the country insisted they “aren’t here to fight,” but their actions on the ground suggest that even in a purely humanitarian operation the US is very comfortable with the role of occupier, and the perpetual war mentality is extending to control over the tiny airport, with disastrous consequences.
Pretty much as I feared. This is why I opposed sending the U.S. army in there. We could end up with a Somalia-type situation.
Excuse me, the French and European embargo ? may i point your short term memory to the fact that your very own War Cri mnal Clinton over threw the democratically elected Government of Haiti. Reason being ? the new goverment wanted to get rid of the sweatshops where haitan Woman were paid 35 cents a Day to keep americans in cheap Jeans. you have no quarrels over throwing democracies when the leaders do not dance to your tune. Hypocrites.
True Clinton and Blair were asked to answer some questions on the war in Yugoslavia , that have never been anwered yet . Milosevice answered those questions , but it killed him . The sweat shops were good for Haiti , only they needed a little better Union . Thank you Robert , I never knew why we attack Haiti . I quess the elected president was thought to be too socialist , almost communist . So why would Obama send troops to block aid , when he himself is thought to be too socialist .
Generally an immature idiot posts the same nonsense we have come to expect from the likes of Rush Limbaugh (Fat Bastard) 4 times.
As well, generally, the same dumbass is happy that someone even bothered to respond to his crap.
Also, no wonder the entire planet has come to hate these self-righteous Americans as much as the barbaric Israelis.
Generally an immature idiiott posts the same nonsense we have come to expect from the likes of Rush Limbaugh (Fat Basstard) 4 times.
Also, generally, the same moorron is happy just to get a reaction from someone responding to his stuppidity.
As well, it is no wonder the whole planet has come to hate the Americans as much as Israelis.
once again the only to solution to every problem in the world is the us military….
The French created that dysfunctional cesspool. Anti-American rants = therapy escapism from a full length mirror. “But we’re bad ’cause Green Day songs and Mike Moore movies say so”. They make as much money selling anti-yank cocaine to European addicts.
Treaty of Versailles “go screw yourself Mr. Wilson” vs “Where were you bloody yanks when the Nazis…”. Euro colonial cause & effect vs “Let America pay for it.” Vietnam war rehashed vs Suez War fiasco silence. ‘Nam napalm vs incinerating German women and children via Britain. “Illegal American war” vs legal European wars. Canadian anti-American war protests vs Canadian “come sacrifice your sons by the hundreds of thousands for mummy Britain and mummy France. Columbine school massacre finger pointing vs Dunblane school massacre…under a rug.
Anyone care to argue which of the above sell tickets?
why is it that where US military go,trouble follows. the arrogance is unbelievable.
Funny, I didn't know that amputating infected broken limbs was considered cosmetic surgery.
More French garbage – Food & water which will bring order is much more important than cosmetic surgery . Which if you ever followed DWB they specialize more in post traumatic work. More doctors on the ground that can not be effectively applied makes no sense. I bet if you get the real story there are many medical personal on the ground now that still can not reach the needy cause of security in a country that has reportedly thrown rocks at rescue teams and used their dead bodies as road blocks. The have put a halt to some of this news for political reasons. The French and Europe embargo of these people going back many decades keeping them in the dark ages is why they are so primitive to begin with. They have to get order out of chaos first. They are simply trying to use the small air field, limited space and fuel supplies as effectively as they can at this stage.
Your rationalization of this human rights atrocity by the US military is nothing short of idiotic.
Why must you spam this forum with your idiotic comments?
Like a bully, the US is blocking other groups from helping. The bully wants to claim all the credit.
US Govt and US media exploitation of the Haitian earthquake is appalling.
Tragedies move human kind to help each other, politics isolate the victims from the pure spontaneous respond…
If Americans are truly blocking the foreign AID it is an evil conduct, but I hardly believe something like this is happening, more than that… I still resist my self to believe is true. The Haitians will have after the tragic shock, a new and last opportunity to reconstruct their own country, their education and their democracy, but this time assisted (sevearly yet responsably) by the world population and for that reason the United Nations was created, there is no "veto" to the humanitarian assistance, let the Americans know that the whole world is acting like one, let them help the Haitians in the best way they can, but lets us focus in finding other ways to deliver our assistance trough the Haitian communities using their own local networks, they are finding the way…