The Haitian People Deserve Better Help Than the United Nations

The dreadful events of the Haitian earthquake and aftershocks in past days have given us reason, one more time, to show the dysfunction of the United Nations. Arguments over whether the United States Military is an occupying force are ridiculous and sadly out of place in this massive relief effort. America has always come to rescue those in need throughout the world. By all accounts, Haiti, also known as The Island Nation, has received the best possible job by our U.S. Military to rescue and secure devastated areas.

In comparison, the United Nations (and I use the term "united" advisedly) has complicated the process to the point of chaos. Yesterday, the UN and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told an elite Texas rescue team of four highly trained cadaver dogs and 80 personnel to stand down. The U.N. is saying there are enough rescue teams in Haiti, apparently preferring to bulldoze the debris and to limit rescue efforts. The logistics of moving vital food, water and medical resources has proven daunting in this dysfunctional atmosphere.

With the death toll possibly nearing 200,000 and the injured at 250,000 (true counts may never be known), it should be obvious that the Island Nation needs professional decisions from professional people. Carelessly throwing money at the government of Haiti has a history of not being the answer and it is no different in this emergency situation.

Humanitarian aid must flow smoothly. Doctors and nurses are in a race against time to prevent an even bigger catastrophic emergency of disease and pestilence that will inevitably occur without immediate attention. The Bureaucrats need to get out of the way of the U.S. Military and let them do their professional jobs. No other country in the world has the capability of moving vital food, supplies, medicine, and manpower as quickly as our U.S. Military.

Small groups of rescuers from other countries are vying for the spotlight and any credit they can muster. The United Nations organization and France both appear content to accuse the United States Military of becoming an occupying force in Haiti. This is nothing but jockeying for political position. The leaders of America should be speaking out in our defense and the long-oppressed, devastated people of Haiti deserve better.

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