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Originally Posted by Luscious Media
I'm aware that Al Jazeera is a news network. I stand by my comment. Either help in some way or shut the fuck up.
No they're distorting the news. Every country is guilty of that so whatever.
You are correct, the U.S. troops are there for security as well as to distribute aid. Just like the U.N. is and the local police were. Bottomline is they needed help and we are providing it.
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I guess the rest of foreign media are distorting the news as well. This has become a broken record across international news networks. Only the US media is reporting it the other way. Funny how that happens. Though, it's become expected that we'll swing our dicks around and try to take over just about everything we do. That's just what we do.
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Originally Posted by bronco67
If there are no US troops there, Haiti will turn into Night of the Living Dead in a couple of nights.
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I don't think anyone is saying there should not be troops. Someone needs to protect the planes coming in and out as well as the supplies coming in.
The reports are that many are unhappy the US military took control of the airport. Now there are reports of some Haitian government officials being forced by US pressure to make them give up power so the USA can better control the situation. Sounds like a big mess to me.
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Originally Posted by Quagmire
If the UN moved a little faster maybe the US wouldn't need to step in. I am not a huge fan of the US going in places by force, but I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt, especially in an instance like this where the Haitian Govt is in no shape to control anything. I think it was more out of necessity than anything else.
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I think everyone can agree the UN moves too slow with everything they do. However, I'm not sure why the UN didn't take over the airport. Turning it into a military operation seems a little hardcore. But then again, I'm not there, none of us are, so we don't know the true scope of the situation, devastation and desperation.