U.S. Military May Deploy Troops in Haiti

[cali]

Officials are "very seriously looking at" sending U.S. troops into Haiti for security purposes, U.S. Southern Command General Douglas Fraser told reporters Wednesday.

"We have put various forces around the armed forces on alert, so that as we get the assessments in we are postured to move those forces in an expeditious manner," he said. "So we have put a brigade on alert just in the circumstance."

Fraser said the military is considering "sending a large-deck amphibious ship that will have a Marine expeditionary unit embarked on that."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/13/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6092429.shtml

[maddezmom]

1. I have no problem with this at all n/t

[howard112211]

2. Doesn't sound like a bad idea.

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. I fully agree

The lack of any semblance of security was a big part of the nightmare that people in New Orleans faced immediately after Katrina.

[blondeatlast]

3. Pass the popcorn and tinfoil; incoming fast. (I think it's a fine idea, fwiw). nt

[Phoonzang]

5. Good.

Besides, it's not like it's the first time. We send troops to Haiti every few years. It's a longstanding tradition between our two countries.

[Gman2]

6. None of those pesky Posse Comitatus to deal with this time.

[cali]

8. if there's no security, it's almost impossible to deliver aid.

[Gman2]

11. We should have them ask us though.

[tekisui]

12. I am sure the decision will not be made in absence of the Haitian

leadership, as it is.

[Libertas1776]

7. I see no problem with this

heck, I'd even be happier with an international force of troops, like from France or elsewhere as a means of maintaining security.

[Matariki]

9. As long as they don't send Blackwater

or start shooting at people.

[blondeatlast]

10. FFS. nt

[Matariki]

15. yeah?

I was recalling New Orleans after Katrina.

[tekisui]

13. Good. This is what our military should be used for.

Mobilization, security and aid in times of great need.

[PacerLJ35]

14. It is used for this...often

[Odin2005]

16. Good!