Hillary Clinton to visit Haiti as troops deploy

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Source: AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will travel to Haiti on Saturday to see earthquake relief efforts first hand, take supplies and meet Haitian President Rene Preval.

US troops have begun pouring into Haiti hoping to unblock an aid bottleneck in a desperate race to help millions left destitute by a massive quake and reach scores still trapped in the rubble.

The nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived in the Caribbean nation on Friday, three days after a 7.0 quake tore through the capital Port-au-Prince in a wave of destruction that may have left 50,000 dead.

Officials say three million people - a third of the population - were affected by Tuesday's powerful quake.

Read more: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/clinton-to-visit-haiti-as-troops-deploy-20100116-mcse.html

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Hillary Clinton to Travel to Haiti Saturday
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/15/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6101811.shtml

[Thothmes]

1. Unless the Secretary of State

is willing to get down in the trenches to distribute food, water, and medical care, her presence in Haiti at this particular time is about as useful as teats on a boar. JMO.

[Jennicut]

2. The President of Haiti asked her to come.

[Ocracoker16]

3. Meeting with Haiti's leaders and evaluating the rescue efforts is very important

Clinton is just accepting the invitation of the president. It is an opportunity for her to communicate the support of the US and work on building relationships.

[silenttigersong]

6. Just as

Bushie and to some extent Bill Clinton.

[Blandocyte]

4. It will be nice to have her there

Hopefully the "shock doctrine" won't be put into play.

[Wilms]

5. How awful. The worst thing to do. A freakin' photo-op.

The commotion surrounding such an event is the thing least needed. Maybe the invite was a polite way of saying, "HELP!". And the polite response would be "I'll come as soon as possible, but first I will use the power of my office...from my office...to do whatever I can for your country.

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