corruption's destruction.

Haiti. Maybe it is too early to pass judgment, but where is the Haitian government? Why is the little to no mention of the government taking action? Countries all over the world are helping, namely through monetary contributions, but also by providing supplies, humanitarian aid and other valuable resources. The only mention of anything resembling the government in the news today was the Haitian Ambassador to the U.S.

No doubt, Haiti is corrupt, and unbelievably poor. But who would have thought that, amidst a national crisis, the government would continue to ignore the call for help from their people? Even Turkey, when devastated by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake, had some resemblance of government action. Or China, when the school building collapsed and killed children, the government attempted to fix things by enforcing building codes. And then, we have the United States' response to Hurricane Katrina. Incompetence of the administration aside, the U.S. had the right idea...or something like it, but the wrong execution. Point is, the difference between a highly corrupt country and a not-so corrupt country is vast.

Haiti is like a cotton ball that has been shredded and crumpled back together. Links that held institutions in place were taken apart, and bought and sold for power. Layer upon layer of corruption has led to a country that is having a very hard time sustaining itself. Now, after the country has been physically torn apart by a natural disaster, where is the government?