Although things are not getting to normal but U.S. forces have opened the airport and seaport and aid is trickling. The main thing is that how to distribute this aid to people without any proper infrastructure. I can also understand people’s frustration with lack of food and other basic necessities. It is really hard to survive without food or running water or a house for four days. The world is courageously responding to this disaster with the U.S. taking the lead. Sending in almost 10,000 troops to secure the country and distribute will be one of the biggest disaster relief efforts since Somalia.
There are also reports that our Military will stay there for a period of extended time till things become sort of normal. I don’t know how long the extended time frame is, but I am very opposed to our Military staying there much longer with so many of our forces engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq. I know that the Haitian people need our help but to overextend ourselves there will be sort of disastrous since it can breed resentment. So it is better to quickly complete our humanitarian mission and get out from there as soon as possible.
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