Reply #29: Except that isn't really the situation. [View All]

[EFerrari]

When the US took control of the airport, they prioritized military flights over aid flights during the window of opportunity to save the most lives. Many entities involved protested that.

There is a middle way between turning away aid flights at the airport and enabling a free for all. That middle way was not found.

The prison we have heard so much about held prisoners about 80% of which had not even been charged with a crime and many of whom were political prisoners, not rapists and murderers.

The people have been desperate and overwhelmingly peaceful and cooperative.

In addition, the US rescue effort was largely confined to the capitol, not out in the provinces where the epicenter of the quake was as prioritizing security has prevented rescue teams or aid from getting very far from PaP. Or, it had by Day 9.