U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten tackled criticism on Monday that the American relief effort in Haiti has been moving too slowly.
"Are things moving here as quickly as everybody would like? Maybe not, but it's happening as best as it possibly can," Merten said on CNN's "American Morning."
The United States launched a massive search and rescue effort on the island shortly after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the country last week.
Yet, tensions have sprung up between countries coordinating disaster relief. France, Brazil and Italy were reportedly upset that planes were diverted from the Port-au-Prince airport and French ambassador to Haiti Didier Le Bret said that it has become "not an airport for the international community. It is an annex of Washington."
"You know, we regret that there are people that are upset about that, but we've been able to address those concerns," Merten said. "I was -- I got in touch with the folks here and we got the French planes in the very next day. So we're dealing with them as quickly as we can." - Politico Story
You know I have to agree with Merten. In these situations things just aren't going to happen without flaws and most definitely as quick as you would like.
However, with that being said, I have no sympathy for the extreme pressure that the Obama Administration finds itself in. They didn't show any compassion or sympathy when it was the Bush Administration and it was New Orleans.
Welcome to your own hell.
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