How can this be? I thought the Democrats were in charge now. This isn't the "stupid" Bush administration any more, this is Obama's America, we're talking about. Can the President really be that inept that he can't even handle a little crisis like an earthquake? Is it President Obama's fault that there are still thousands in need...and even dying? The answer is NO! And it wasn't President Bush's fault that aid wasn't immediate after hurricane Katrina either.
A relief effort like this is a massive undertaking. Just getting the supplies and personnel mobilized can take days. Getting all of that into an area where the infrastructure has been destroyed compounds the problems. Then factor in the politics involved. In Haiti, The United States has had to defer to the United Nations. Pajamas Media reported that "the U.S. distributed all the supplies they’d brought and the UN refused to release more, apparently not wanting the U.S. to get the credit. The U.S. deferred to the UN rather than become an occupying force, the UN deferred to the Haitian government, and the Haitian government was largely nowhere to be found." What is a well meaning President to do?
These problems are no different, really, than those encountered during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Even the politics. The laws of the United States say that State governments have to take lead in these types of circumstances and ask the federal government to come in. This is in an effort to keep the federal powers from usurping a State's powers. Louisiana's governor completely dropped the ball. Infrastructure was also damaged which made relief efforts all the more difficult. But, none of this mattered to the Democrats and their sycophants in the media who politicized the disaster and demonized President Bush as an inept bigot, or worse. President Bush was even accused of blowing up the levees in order to kill blacks in New Orleans.
In times of disaster, we all need to come together, eliminate the politics, and set about the task of saving lives. Will mistakes be made? Yes, most certainly. We are all humans and imperfect. We must adjust quickly during the event, review what went right and wrong after the event, and learn from our mistakes. We should also understand that we will be criticized by other countries. That's why we need to stick together as Americans.
My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. And I applaud President Obama's efforts to provide quick relief. Let's all keep in mind that natural disaster knows no political parties, no race, and no boundaries. Let's all back the efforts being made and keep the politics out of it.
