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Originally Posted by strelnik
Plus SOCOM and the PR National Guard are already on the scene, so is the USAF. The problem is: when they get there, where do you find a place to land your aircraft, stock stuff-keep looters away, set up your hospitals? You gotta clear out rubble first
An article said the people were upset that the aid was not quickly forthcoming. Is this anger over lack of things they are entitled to? All aid is charity with no expectation of entitlement. |
Well put. People could easily get hurt trying to pass out water.
I've been a little put off by the entitlement stuff. One can hope for compassion but one cannot demand it, or well, one can but it makes it less likely you'll get it.
Most of the people and society of Haiti are low on the list of them likely to respond with aid to a natural disaster in a neighboring country. As a result, they have little ability to do it for themselves to any extent or to facilitate the receiving of outside aid. We create our own reality.