Haiti

Haiti recently experienced major damage when a 7.0 earthquake hit the country earlier this week.

I found out about this because a webcomic I was reading had a side-entry about it. So:

- 3 million people have been affected
- Of that, tens of thousands are feared dead
- Thousands of buildings including the Presidental Palace, the United Nations office, and hundreds of homes.

So, as good Samaritan neighbors, Barack Obama has stated that the "people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States" and that "every element of our national capacity, our diplomacy, and development assistance, the power of our military and most importantly, the compassion of our country"

Many other countries, such as Britain and France and China, have pledged their support for the island as well.

Mr Obama promised an immediate $100m for Haiti's relief effort and said that investment would grow over the coming year to aid long-term recovery.

The head of Medecins du Monde, Olivier Bernard, told AFP news agency that aid had to arrive by Thursday evening. "To save lives, surgery must be available ideally within the first 48 hours."

So, as Ben Parker once said, "With great power comes great responsibility". As a country with rapid deployment options and stuff we have the power to help Haiti. We'll save lives, gain a little rep (it'd look bad if we didn't Even China's doing something), and feel good inside. 'Cause that's all a rich nation like us is missing right??