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It's absurd that they are not receiving proper priority by the US authorities running the airport. Some of the supply planes from Red Cross and MSF were denied to land. MSF has been forced to perform amputations because wound became infected without antibiotics, and they had to use common saws because this is what they were able to get in local stores.http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/press/release.cfm?id=4176&cat=press-releasehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/us-accused-aid-effort-haitihttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/7020908/US-accused-of-occupying-Haiti-as-troops-flood-in.htmlThis is humanitarian help, not military occupation!
The real issue is the lack of infrastructure in Haiti. Despite having a population of 10M they have only one airport and that airport has only one runway. That means that one aircraft can land at a time which then has to be unloaded and take off, a process that usually takes about 90 mins, before the next aircraft can land __ about 18 landings per day is the capacity.
Stockmaniac, I am not saying USA is evil or is not helping. However, priorities are clearly not well set and it has been said by the press (AP among others) that the priority for them has been to evacuate US citizens and their families.
America has been doing an incredible amount for the people of Haiti, they couldn't realistically do more!
Of course one of their priorities is to get their own citizens out though, if I was there I would certainly hope my government would prioritise my welfare too!
Quote from: Microbius on January 22, 2010, 12:59Of course one of their priorities is to get their own citizens out though, if I was there I would certainly hope my government would prioritise my welfare too!Then it's a rescue mission, not a humanitarian one? Priority should be saving lifes at risk. The USA doesn't own the Haitian airport, it's controlling it as part of an international joint effort.