It's been 5 days since Haiti went down, creating one the worst humanitarian crisis the world has yet to see. A country that already suffers in many facet of its life, top of the list being extreme 'poverty,' an earthquake of such magnitude is the last thing one would wish to see.
I think a lot has been said about how the rest of the world must come to that country's aid. One thing that has occupied me mostly is how such a country could exist so close to what is arguably the richest nation in the world, and still experience abject 'poverty' is shockprising. It raises serious questions. With about 50,000 dead bodies recovered so far--including the body of that of a little child which has been underground for close to 3 days--the United States plans on sending 10,000 troops into Haiti. What to note is that Brazil has, already, about 17,000 troops in Haiti since 2002, their work being mainly peace-keeping. The United Nation will possibly allow the Brazilian contingent to lead it. Meanwhile the United States is asking for priority in Haiti.
Everything is political, self-seeking, as far as the US is concerned. Haitians have lived in the US for a longer time, sending home remittances that drive their home-country. Most of them are illegal. Following the disaster, the US has announced Special Status for them. In times when human lives are been lost the US is seeing a 'better' way to do politics in a sovereign nation. Sadly so it is happening. I do not think the US genuinely wants to help change Haiti--it would have done that a long time ago.
Water, food, medicine is going into Haiti, but not coordinated. Kids are running to airplanes as they land with food. There has been issues of food theft. Port-au-Prince is under US control and is running about 90 flights per day. In the midst of all this, the world must know that we are each others keeper. Haiti should serve as the reminder Rwanda has not been able to serve. We must not sit down for this to happen again.
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