[Tupelo]

There are plenty of things to complain and play politics about but this ain't one of them. From 2000 until 1/20/09 the Democrats sniped at Bush at every opportunity. Now the Republicans are doing the same. I say: ENOUGH
To snipe and try to make political hay out of a natural disaster is in my opinion just wrong.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Cut emperor Hussein some slack - he hasn't had "date night" in over two weeks, his bball skills are getting rusty, and don't even ask about his golf game! He's too busy ramming socialism down our throats!

/sarc

[decimon]

Hmmm...when did the Haitian government request US military aid? Not that this has stopped us in the past but effectively placing Haiti under US martial law should be by request.

[listenhillary]

Don’t they need something to do this? Like orders from the CIC?

[RC one]

four words for Gen Honore: “Don’t. Rush. To. Failure.”

[jimbo123]

Obama hates poor black people. Look at how at how he treats his brother George. No surprise here.

[KarinG1]

They’d have been there two days before it happened if George Bush’s dog hadn’t eaten 0bama’s homework.

[ridesthemiles]

There is ONE damaged airport...Where does the general think those planes should have landed?

The port is basically destroyed- IF a ship can get there- the system for offloading cargo is destroyed- How does the general think that cargo can get offloaded?

Perhaps by breaking pallets down into smaller sizes and forming a ‘bucket brigade’ of refugees moving the goods, but the photo I saw of the port didn’t lead me to believe that a ship of any size could get close enough for a gangplank to be deployed.

What are we missing?

[ridesthemiles]

“Planes can be in and out in half an hour”.

As many as 8 planes at a time were circling, waiting to land. I can only think that there were NO WORKERS to offload the planes if it was taking longer than the general is thinking it should have.

[ncpatriot]

I understand it is hard getting supplies into Haiti because of the damaged ports and airport; so why don’t we drop by parachute the needed supplies? Any ideas?

[MinuteGal]

Don't think for a minute that Honore is one of us.

He likes to be in the spotlight with provocative blatherings, though.

Leni

[jiggyboy]

[PghBaldy]

Gates just signed orders TODAY to get ships with cranes there to clear port. 8 days after the quake.