When the US military began a major offensive in southern Afghanistan over the weekend, the killing of children and other civilians was predictable. Lofty rhetoric aside, such deaths come with the territory of war and occupation.
A month ago, President Obama pledged $100 million in US government aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti. Compare that to the $100 billion price tag to keep 100,000 US troops in Afghanistan for a year.
While commanders in Afghanistan were launching what The New York Times called "the largest offensive military operation since the American-led coalition invaded the country in 2001," the situation in Haiti was clearly dire...
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