Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Direct military action in Haiti: A bad idea

While I was working out the other day in the gym, I noticed on the news that the Haitian Ambassador to the United States was requesting that the United States send troops over to Haiti. This would not only put American lives at risk, it would also be pointless. There is no need for troops in Haiti. If there is civil unrest as a result of the earthquake, it is not the United States's business to go waging wars wherever we please, putting lives of troops who often had no options but the miltary at risk.
It's bad enough that we have troops over in Haiti already as guards for aid workers, and we don't need to put people in even more danger. Why should people who are so brave just get thrown into the meat-grinder as if we are playing Civilization II? Forget it, Obama this is real life. With real troops. With real lives.

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