The latest update from the ground in Haiti indicates that U.S. military personnel are carrying out their operations by showing respect to Haitians. The following is an an email excerpt from MCC Haiti Representative, Kurt Hildebrand:
We drove by a couple of humvees with US military personnel today. We were pleased to see that while they were clearly armed, they did not have their guns out or pointed at anything or anyone. After three years of seeing UN troops driving around with their guns mounted and fingers on triggers, this is a much welcome change.
We welcome and appreciate this fact. However, we are still concerned about the implications of military presence and the long term role of the U.S. military in Haiti.
Click here to read a previous blog post on the deployment of U.S. troops to Haiti.
