[Graybeard58]

throwing up shanties that couldn't have withstood a minor earthquake, let alone a major one.

From what I've heard and read, not many people died as a result of light weight shanties collapsing.

[Graybeard58]

Ping to a Republican-American Editorial.

If you want on or off this list, let me know.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

Before the quake, unemployment among Haiti's 9 million people was more than 50 percent. Despite the violent crime and misery, Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, sported a birth rate of 3.8 babies per woman, far more than the nation's economy could hope to sustain.

Detroit, without the snow.

[PAR35]

From what I've heard and read, not many people died as a result of light weight shanties collapsing.

That's in line with what I've read.

And the editorial brings to mind an interesting question. Why would the Dominican Republic (or any other civilized country) want it? Perhaps China, for an Atlantic naval base, but that would be about it.

[southernnorthcarolina]

There's a certain logic to the Dominican Republic taking over Haiti (it might be sold as a "merger of equals" to assuage Haitian pride).

But why would the Dominican Republic want Haiti? They wouldn't, of course, absent massive financial and "nation building" aid from... guess who?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Here's an interesting concept that the U.S. should have done back when we occupied the island in 1915:

Haiti should have become a U.S. territory

If Zero and his corrupt POS administration weren't in power, there should be a task-force of Americans assigned to create a government for Haiti (maybe headed by Jeb Bush) and let American private enterprise rebuild the nation. Because as harsh as this may sound, I don't want these people to come here. And that's what may happen there's going to be a bunch of refugees requesting asylum and some stupid Dem and RINO will cave and give the victims amnesty.

[nina0113]

The Haitian building code is that the floor goes on the bottom. When I first saw the wreckage, I said I bet they were stretching their mortar out with extra sand, and sure enough! that was one of the problems cited on one of the news reports.

[17th Miss Regt]

It is not unreasonable Haitians, as well as for America and the other nations underwriting the country's reconstruction, to expect honest government and an improved standard of living in the long term.

Sorry, 200 years of experience tells us that this is indeed unreasonable in Haiti.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

France hasn’t got much on its plate, except several million unassimilated Muslims. The best thing that could happen to Haiti is its reintegration into France. The problem is, that would be one of the worst things for France.

Since the end of World War II and European colonialization, Africa, too, has sunk into chaos and tranny. Unfortunately for the Third World, we ain’t coming back.