Comments on: Disastrous Comments

By: Aaron W.

Aaron W. — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:14:58 +0000

Doron, I personally met the Haitian Ambassador and the former Haitian Prime Minister after listening to speeches by both of them, and they stressed repeatedly their immense gratitude towards the U.S. and other countries for the aid they had given. They absolutely want us there.

By: John Benson

John Benson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:12:06 +0000

Jesus was a radical. But he didn’t kidnap children. On the contrary, in fact, his apostles all abandoned their families to follow him. It doesn’t specify in the bible, but I’m sure they paid child support.

By: dimitri halikias

dimitri halikias — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:39:44 +0000

well the us government is not christian. and that’s just a stupid thing to say

By: Doron Tauber

Doron Tauber — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:49:50 +0000

all christians are radicals to me.

By: dimitri halikias

dimitri halikias — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:20:28 +0000

that group was a radical christian mission with no relationship whatsoever with the american government.

By: Doron Tauber

Doron Tauber — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:54:16 +0000

if they’re so gracious, why’d they arrest missionaries trying to save orphans?

By: Olivia Robinson

Olivia Robinson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:23:41 +0000

I can see some basis for your concern about the US forcing our culture on other societies. But this is not one of those situations. We are responding to a natural disaster. We are not forcing political, moral, or religious beliefs onto anyone. Our actions are saving lives, and that is a valiant humanitarian cause, not a manipulative political one.

By: dimitri halikias

dimitri halikias — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:00:48 +0000

DORON!!! you can’t say things like “the Haitians don’t want us in their country.” That is a TOTALLY unsubstantiated claim. The Haitians have been incredibly thankful for the entire international community’s response to this crisis. Oh and by the way, it is our obligation to help the world’s weakest nations – just as the French helped us fight for independence and as we helped end the Holocaust in Europe.

By: Doron Tauber

Doron Tauber — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:53:50 +0000

well there is the one small problem that the Haitians don’t want us in their country. they want to handle it by themselves. but being the US, we feel that it’s our obligation to help everyone else out, whether they like it or not

By: Aaron W.

Aaron W. — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:13:06 +0000

I’m sure Obama was personally involved to some extent, but he was definitely not involved enough. In no way at all would giving a press conference increase panic. On the contrary, if done correctly, it would probably cause it to subside. If lots of newspapers are all running panicked stories with uncertain details about a man who got through airport security and tried to blow up an airplane, and nobody knows exactly what happened, and the government is silent, then THAT will cause a state of panic. If the same situation occurs, but the government immediately reacts, reassures the public, and begins a thorough investigation, and the president gives a calm, confident press conference reassuring the public that the government is on top of things and that an investigation is taking place, then that helps the situation tremendously. Obama should have responded the way Bush did after 9/11.