60,000 Homeless are Greeted by Former U.S. Presidents

Yesterday, Monday March 23rd, former Presidents George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton visited the quake-devastated capital in order to remind supporters of the detrimental wreckage and immense support needed for recovery efforts. Obama reached out to these political figures to help direct the U.S. fundraising for the crisis in the right direction. On March 31st, there will be a U.S. donors conference held in New York. At this conference, it has been stated that Haitian officials will ask for $11.5 Billion in reconstruction help. Clinton and Bush were seen greeting survivors at the Champ de Mars, the nations mall, which was housing 60,000 homeless people. Helping the people of Haiti is all the American people want to do in their time of need, but it is clear that the nation needs to do more to their government than just recover. Whats to say that any large portion of the $11.5 billion is going directly to the betterment of the people of Haiti rather than simply sustaining a government that was already weak in the first place? The U.S. is hopeful that this nation can recover from the tragic events that occured, but it is clear that the government of Haiti has a lot of rethinking to do.

Citizens of Haiti Told They Cannot Leave

Barrack Obama's admninistration is pushing for the idea that Obama is dealing with the tragic crisis in Haiti better than how George W. Bush handled the crisis of hurricane Katrina. Obama and the media continue to give themselves credit and releasing statements comparing this tragic event to Katrina. As Obama's administration is patting themselves on the back, headlines are telling another story. The Haitian people are clamoring for food, water, and medical care with great despair. Relief workers were also having great difficulty reaching most of the eathquake victims. Mr. Raymon Joseph, ambassador advised his citizens, "Listen, don't rush on boats to leave the country," according to a transcript released by the Pentagon. He warned his people that if they think they will reach the U.S. soil, and all doors would be publicly open to them, the U.S. will send them right back where they came from. Many officials from Homeland Security and the Defense department are trying to avoid a mass exodus of Haitian people from the island which could result in deaths at sea or a refugee crisis in South Florida. As Port-au-Prince is about 700 miles from Miami, this suddenly does not seem so absurd. The U.S. is trying to do their best to aid the people of Haiti, and so far we havent seen many cases of fleeing Haitians by boat, and are trying to keep it that way.

"A catastrophe of major proportions."

A devastating 7.0 earthquake obliterated southern Haiti knocking down several buildings and power lines wreaking what its ambassador describes as a catastrophe for the world’s poorest nation. Eyewitnesses had reported serious damage and corpses all over the streets of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital. In what is referred to by U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley as a “serious loss of life,” this tragic event resulted in an estimated death toll of 200,000 Haitians. The nation’s ambassador Raymond Alcide Joseph Is pray
ing and hoping for the best for the recovery and relief efforts to help rebuild the nation and it’s economy. In order to alleviate some of the wreckage in Haiti, President Obama said the U.S. government would “stand ready to assist the people of Haiti.” Shortly after the hurricane shook the nation, the U.S. military stated that humanitarian aid was being prepared to be sent.