There Has Been So Many Devasting Stories In The Past Year Due To Natural Diasters . On January 12 , 2010 A Devasting Earthquake Hit The Haitian Nation . Millions Were Left Homeless , Foodless , Clothe less , But Most Of All Family Less . Many Estimates Indicated Anywhere Between 100,00 And 500,000 People May Have Died Due To The Earthquake . The Exact Number Has Not Yet Been Documented .
Many Different States And Organizations Ran To The Rescue To Help Out Haiti . Medical Assistance Being Provided From More Than 400 Cubans . China Sent Rescue Teams To assist In Finding People Who Were(are) Trapped Under Homes And Homes . Many Other States And Nongovernmental Organizations also Provided Help To The Haitian People.
The Media Report Indicated Haiti As A "Failed State" With Weak Institutions. During The Period Of Slavery Out Of All THe French Colonies Haiti Was The Most Prosperous. The Production Of Sugar , Coffee , And Other Algriculutre Products Brought Tremendous Profits To The Colonial landowners . For Three Years French Colonist Competed For Domiance Over Haiti
When You Turn On The Television Or Even The Radio All You Hear IS How The U.S. In Helping Haiti People . BArack Obama Promised $100 Million Dollars In Aid To The Haitian People. "$100 Million Dollars Is Less Than What The U.S. Spends In Five HOurs On The Wars". The $100 Million Dollars Really Isn't anything Compared To What The U.S. And France Stole From The Haitiann Nation Over Centuries .
The U.S. Imposed 60 Years Of Blockade On Haiti Which Improvished Them . After France Demanded Haiti Pay $21 Billion For The Value Of Enslaved Africans , Haiti Was FORCED To Pay Intrest On The Debt For More Than 100 Years . Billions Of Dollars In Debt Haiti Was Forced To Accept The IMF ( Interntional Monetary Fund) Which Promised "Debt Forgiveness". The IMF Arrangement Didn't Help Haiti Instead , "Destroyed Haiti's Agriculture , Backrupted It's Cash Crops Of Rice And Sugar". Haiti's Debt To Inter-American Development Was Not Forgiven.
In Conclusion I Believe The U.S. Should Be Doing What Their Doing Plus More. It's A Shame The United States Can't Just Help Because They Wanted To OR Even Just For Common Curdisity, Rather Than Help With Strings Attached. On January 14 , 2010 The Sames Day The President Promised $100 Million Loan To Its Current Program In Haiti Which Sadly Jut Put Them In More Debt .
"It Is Important To Remeber That When Ever U.S. Imperialism Gives With One Hand , It Takes Away With The Other ". Says Azikiwe , Abayomi
