PEACEKEEPING IN HAITI

With the tragedy in Haiti comes hints of another MISSION for U.S. military of "PEACEKEEPING" in country racked by poverty and governmental discord. Our military will be used to find U.N. Peacekeeper personnel, their families and patrol the airports and streets to KEEP THE PEACE in the wake of the disaster, according to former President Bill Clinton. With the head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission that "has made enormous progress" in this regard, our military "must be used to ensure" the mission continues in the wake of this disaster and is not compromised in this situation which took place right before elections.

At the risk of sounding like an uninformed American (which ALL AMERICANS ARE UNINFORMED!!!) I would have to offer here my opinion, which is: If our president wanted to be a true hero and act outside the box, why doesn't he deploy some troops from the ongoing senseless war to HELP THE PEOPLE of Haiti, instead of bringing in troops to KEEP THE PEACE??? I was disgusted to hear of our troops being used to KEEP PEACE. Our presence in any country doesn't usually keep peace, but serves to antagonize.

If I sound like an uninformed American, it's because I AM, WE ALL ARE, which is a tragedy in and of itself. If we were an informed populace, instead of fed what they want us to hear, we could be more effective in all aspects of life as citizens of this powerful country and be loved rather than hated.

I will continue to write on this subject as I become "MORE INFORMED" - which means going outside mainstream media for what's REALLY HAPPENING.