Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

The disaster in Haiti is slowly leaving the public's view, as the days and weeks accumulate. But I am left with a nagging question.

Barack Obama enlisted former presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to head a disaster relief fund, called Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Since its announcement, at a White House press conference, I haven't seen George W. Bush anywhere near the organization, besides being at the White House and in a television commercial asking for the generosity of Americans.

News coverage hinges around President Clinton's frequent trips to the devastated island country. Each time American cameras are on in Port-au-Prince, it is only Clinton who debarks from the plane.

Where is Dubya? He is MIA...just like during his Vietnam service!

Haiti

 (President) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is off to Haiti tomorrow to assess the situation there firsthand. It has been more than three days since a 7.0 earthquake devastated the national capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince.

Financial aid, rescue personnel, and heavy equipment, from all over the world, is slowly trickling into Haiti. Much of the country's primitive infrastructure has been destroyed as a consequence of the earthquake. The main airport is congested and is currently being operated by the United States. Ships carrying aid and personnel cannot be offloaded, because the docks are in shambles in conjunction with bays full of dangerous debris. Helicopters will be used to transport personnel and supplies to the island nation. 

Medical resources and personnel are in dire supply. The Haitian government has waived licensing requirement for physicians arriving from the United States (and probably other countries as well), which means they can go straight work without any red-tape.

Already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, this will certainly work against Haiti's future. The people of this small country have been wrought with social and nature calamities since its inception as a Spanish colony in the 15th century.