NPR Two Way Link:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/01/haiti_hit_with_7_magnitude_ear.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/01/from_haiti_heartbreaking_photo.html
another “Turd World Country” to spend money on…
May be OCONUS soon as my OP Tempo and “offers” have picked up considerably…
I would think there would be a lot of security work there right now as well.
M_P
While the shear loss of human life I’m sure will be staggering when estimates come in, I can’t help but imagine what sort of dollar amounts we as a nation will be flushing away on an essentially anti-US third world country.
ETA: Let me preface this by saying that I believe helping the people of Haiti is the humanitarian thing to do. No doubt. However I am very fearful as to how the current administration is going to go about this whole thing that it will turn into a massive fraudulent waste and abuse of American money and assets.
Let’s not forget the thousands who will be given permission to enter the US and will bring their third world standard of existence with them and lower the quality of life for every American they come into contact with.
No, no, they would have to waive the anti-Haiti immigration rules put in place to contain AIDS by the Reagan… oh, what am I saying? It’s the Obama administration, they’ll waive regulations for anything.
M_P
3 days to make a comment on the Underwear bomber, elbows people out of the way to make a comment on Haiti.
WTF is wrong with the POTUS?
This makes me want to call my buddy in the “Knee-Deep Navy”.
He’s constantly bitching about “…fuckin’ Haitians, dude!”
Note that some posts have been removed from this thread.
If folks want to debate the issues raised by this event that’s fine…but the next “drowning kittens” style remark buys the speaker an instant infraction.
Montana, I’m sure we all understand your logic. It is very sad that there are mass casualties with this incident but thats just the way of the world. It sucks but it happens. Thats life.
Now lets get geared up and go make some money over there!!!
It is a terrible thing to lose human life at any scale, but this is a natural occurrence. We cannot prevent natural disasters from happening. Just like the tsunami in Thailand. We cannot change the culture/economics of a third world country affected by said disaster, no matter how much money we throw at it. More than likely, the aid will be siphoned off and the majority of the funds stolen. We need to stop providing humanitarian assistance to everyone but our allies and let the countries in the affected region and the UN deal with it. We have our own problems.
I’m sure it’s nothing a little Voodoo can’t fix.
gris-gris must not have soaked in the rooster’s blood long enough.
The logic by which one comment is deemed acceptable while another is judged worthy of an “infraction” escapes me. In light of the tragedy currently taking place in Haiti, the general tone and tenor of the majority of comments on this thread is reprehensible, reflecting an insensitivity and callousness towards the suffering of others which is simply beyond the pale. It makes me sick to my stomach.
If that earns an infraction, so be it.
Making light of tragedy is how many people deal with it.
So… deal with it.
M_P
Nevermind.
Any country with a city named Bangkok was a must save. I guess Haiti, not so much. I don’t think the prostitutes and ladyboys there would interest middle aged white men as much. 
Don’t even get me started on Thailand stories…
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Just found out my girl’s ship might go down there for 3 fucking weeks :mad:
Makes me sick to think of all human the life lost, especially the kids. Drudge posted something about 500,000.
I helped raise money for a legit charity and humanitarian group after the tsunami. I’ll do the same here.