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**disappointment2** · 01-15-2010, 07:49 PM

not really, if the government couldn't do it's job in good times, it's not going to function in bad. direct assistance is the way to go. really, the military is certainly what's needed, maybe a railroad. those two organizations are excellent at setting up basic infrastructure quickly, and given that port facilities are damaged, that's what needs to happen if they are going to get supplies onto the island. I don't knwo the geography but I'd imagine that reparing the port and roads, perhaps building a railroad might indeed be needed forthwith. rather than pay haiti, bring in the US military and hire a US railroad to build a line from the port to key areas.

I just said I gave to direct medical assistance - Doctors Without Borders - not the Haitian government. I agree that there needs to be accountablity for any infrastructure investment. Ironically the most recent government, though far from perfect, was considered to be turning a corner in terms greater accountability from either the Baby Doc or Aristide years according to an aide worker I heard interviewed on the radio yesterday. I understand your concerns and maybe having to start from scratch on a lot of infrastructure maybe the only ironic positive from this whole mess but direct immediate food and medical aide through NGO's is a seperate issue.

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disappointment2 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	not really, if the government couldn't do it's job in good times, it's not going to function in bad. direct assistance is the way to go. really, the military is certainly what's needed, maybe a railroad. those two organizations are excellent at setting up basic infrastructure quickly, and given that port facilities are damaged, that's what needs to happen if they are going to get supplies onto the island. I don't knwo the geography but I'd imagine that reparing the port and roads, perhaps building a railroad might indeed be needed forthwith. rather than pay haiti, bring in the US military and hire a US railroad to build a line from the port to key areas. I just said I gave to direct medical assistance - Doctors Without Borders - not the Haitian government. I agree that there needs to be accountablity for any infrastructure investment. Ironically the most recent government, though far from perfect, was considered to be turning a corner in terms greater accountability from either the Baby Doc or Aristide years according to an aide worker I heard interviewed on the radio yesterday. I understand your concerns and maybe having to start from scratch on a lot of infrastructure maybe the only ironic positive from this whole mess but direct immediate food and medical aide through NGO's is a seperate issue.
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