Obama Orders Army NOT To Fly U.S. Flag in Haiti
by Warner Todd HustonIt’s bad enough that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is giving short shrift to American manufacturers and our economy by ordering extravagant new crystal stemware from Sweden to make the crystal cabinets in America’s embassies sparkle impressively, but now we learn that Barack Obama has told the U.S. relief forces in Haiti not to fly the U.S. flag over its own military compounds. He says that it will “send the wrong message.”
Never mind that all the other nations have their flags proudly flying above their military relief installations in Haiti. Even Croatia has its coat of arms flying outside its base. Yet not the U.S. Army. No U.S. flag flies anywhere despite the fact that we are far and away the largest force and have supplied the most relief supplies and money to the earthquake recovery effort.
According to USAID, as of January 19, 2010 the U.S. had spent $130,864,571 on aid to the Haitian people to help them recover from the devastating earthquake. By Jan. 25 that number had already increased to $179,883,065. It is only going up from there.
So why did the Obama administration forbid flying our own flag in Haiti?
“We are not here as an occupation force, but as an international partner committed to supporting the government of Haiti on the road to recovery,” the U.S. government’s Haiti Joint Information Center said in response to a query about the flag.
If it is so important to be seen as just another member of that international force, then why are all the other nations still flying their flags? Oh, I remember now… unlike the U.S. they don’t have a president that is more comfortable apologizing for his country than being proud of it, even when it is engaged in saving lives through relief work.
As far as Obama is concerned, we should be ashamed of our nation even when we are digging children and the aged out of mounds of crumbled ruins, even when we are feeding the hungry, and administering life saving medicines — all for free mind you. Even those efforts aren’t good enough for us to be proud to fly our flag above them, apparently.
The NavyTimes.com report reveals a craven attempt by the Obama Administration to pin this no-flag decision on our troops, too. Obama’s Army flak, Colonel Billy Buckner, spokesman for Joint Task Force-Haiti — “a group representing various Obama administration agency heads” the NavyTimes.com report tells us — says that our commanders are “smart” not to fly the flag.
“Our commanders are smart and intuitively understand their mission here in Haiti, and clearly the sensitivities that come with supporting the mission,” Buckner said.A U.S. flag went up at a temporary consular station set up in the first few days on the airport tarmac, according to Charles Luoma-Overstreet, a State Department spokesman in Haiti.
“Apparently, the prime minister (Jean-Max Bellerive) saw this” and thought it appeared as if the United States were taking over the airport, Luoma-Overstreet said.
He said Bellerive said something to U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten, who agreed that flying the flag wasn’t a good idea and told the consular officials to take it down.
Notice how it went from “the commanders” being “smart” enough to understand the situation to Obama’s Ambassador to Haiti ordering the flag be removed? In other words, despite the Colonel trying to make it seem as if the commanders on the ground are all for this dearth of Old Glory, it really ends up being a political decision by Obama and his cohorts who are ashamed of America and willing to let anyone denigrate her.
Does anyone really think that PM Bellerive would have persisted in his loose observation that the U.S. was an “occupying force” amidst all the aid flowing into his country? And even if he did, so what? The aid we were supplying is obviously far more important than a cheap political maneuver by Bellerive.
Still, this shows the lack of spine Obama has when standing up to foreign criticism. Even this offhanded comment from Bellerive was enough for Obama to slight his own army and his own countrymen by removing Old Glory from sight in Haiti.
If Obama is this much of a linguini-spined sort of a leader, what will happen to us if he faces a real foreign crisis?
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No matter how hard Obama tries, I will NEVER BE ASHAMED OF BEING AN AMERICAN! It is time to impeach this traitor to the flag and constitution!
The sad part is there are actually OTHER people that were born here and still live in this country (you'll notice I DIDN'T call them Americans) that see NOTHING wrong with this decision.
They need to go away with BoBo and Pelosi and Reid et al.
Typical socialist traitor!!
Actually, seems very reasonable. I don't think that flag of occupation should fly anywhere in the US except on federal buildings. The US is occupied territory and has been since the civil war since that is actually a MILITARY flag.
Obama will be impeached. We have him on tape. Only one election away. He knows this – he is trying to do everything in his power to knock us down while he has the big chair. As far as the flag, if I were in Haiti, I would put the flag up, now. I'd keep it in place until the President himself made me take it down. No one thinks we are an occupying force – in fact if we were it would be the best thing that could happen to Haiti to have the US Military helping them and guiding them to a stable society. France, Germany, Italy, and Japan have half a century of peace to thank for our occupying forces. Obama your a very foolish man.
Damn. Nobody has the ball to say 'Screw you Obama' and keep the flag up?
o certainly would not want Haitians to know, to whom they should be thankful. Rather than our
Nation they will be instructed direct their appreciation to our Great Leader, the o.
…..amidst all the aid flowing into his country?
We give far more money EVERY YEAR to Israel, which has not suffered an earthquake, than we do Haiti. What do we get for that other than knives in our backs. Keep trying to distract the American people with nonsense about a flag.
It's a good thing there is an Amercian flag on the shoulder of every American soldier. Or does Barry want to have that flag removed as well?
Is there anybody in this country still surprised by anything this man does or says?
Don't give the miserable prick any new ideas.
Mr. Obama,
I am not ashamed of my country. How dare you campaign and win the office of POTUS when you are ashamed of the United States? Your lifetime of brainwashing against the nation you now lead has produced a foolish man who has to lie and conceal to further his anti-American agenda. You are a despicable human being who is building up some very bad karma. You are a lying thief that cheated his way into power.
Y'all better suck it up and get used to it.
By the time Obama is through, we won't be flying the American Flag HERE.
Won't it seem strange to see new photo's of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, with a UN Flag flying overhead?
I am not ashamed of my country.
What does the flag of the Federal government have to do with your country? That flag is on par with the IRS – not the "country" itself. You must be a big government type.
I wonder how all the poor saps who sent donations of US greenback dollars to Haiti by the bushel basketful are feeling right about now?
In the immortal words of Napolean Dynamite, "Friggin' idiot…"
Obama conveniently forgets that it's our money and our soldiers over there, not his. Hatians should know where the largest help is coming from, and it's not Obama, it's the American people. He's an embarrassment.
The question of what will BO do if faced with a real foreign threat? Somehow I can picture him curled up in a ball somewhere –
Fly the damn flag and too freakin bad in anyone doesn't 'like' it – give me a break, all that money and military assistance and still they moan? Pleeeease.
Dhass – bet your having the time of your life there with Biden/hill the pill chastising Israel over housing! Fool
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This is totally inadequate.
Obama should order our relief workers to personally apologise to each Haitian they encounter for violating Haitian sovereignty by their presence.
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Hahhahaa…only TWO posts after mine, it came to pass.
And of course it's one we all knew WOULD say this.
There you go again, with your Jewbiquitous nonsense.
You can only be good and make sense for so long, before going off on your anti Hebrew rant.
Off your meds today?
Obama is just following the precedent of his hero, FDR, who told the Marines to hoist a Smiley Face flag on Iwo Jima, right…?
Your Civil War topics usually make sense. In this case, you are wrong. The current American Flag, as I recall, includes the Stars of many States that were added, after the War of Northern Aggression. The Civil War, was not very civil.
Furthermore, anyone visiting my country will see alot of American Flags. They are normally seen hanging upside down.
Is it my imagination, or does it seem things are spinning out of control, all orchestrated, and guided by an unseen foreign hand?
Did you know that it was a Jewish American Citizen who led the production and development of the US Nuclear Navy – A navy that right now still benefits, as does the world, from the US Navies unmatched capability. Jews and Christians have bled and died as brothers for this nation since it's founding. I'm related to Aaron Burr – do I need to tell what he saved this nation from.
The flag comes down means the play is over, so they can come home and let the civil volunteers finish.
I think we need to DEMAND that O take down the US flag from the White House since we are so ashamed of him being POTUS. After all, we wouldn't want to insult anyone visiting there, would we?
I shouldn't be surprised, yet I am (I mean, come on, Obama won't even use the traditional tones of red, white and blue). At least he hasn't raised an Obama flag instead.
Yes.
It was the smiley faced flag, with the bullet hole between its eyes.
Maybe obama would prefer hoisting a flag displaying his smiling face to the people of Haiti. Since he's earning the disgust of the American People, I'm sure he could use some narcissistic ego stroking with Haitian love.
……..and bow three times toward Mecca, while we kiss their arses and hand out aid packages.
The flag goes where we go. If the flag isn't wanted, then we aren't wanted, and should pack our bags and come home.
Two points… only one ball? and they're the military, they follow orders. If they stop following orders I forsee major problems.
And what else would one expect from an American despising empty suit. This guy is absolutely pathetic……….the same guy that won't pledge allegiance to our flag………the same guy that wouldn't wear a lapel flag pin until forced to by his opposition…………the same guy that seems to admire those that hate this country (Ayers, Wright, Farrakhan and on and on)…………….the same guy that runs around the world apologizing for us……………the same guy that takes three months to support the surge in Afghanastan while testing the political winds while our young men and women sacrifice their lives,……………the same guy that is spending us into oblivion……………..the same guy that wants to give terrorists the rights of a US citizen………………
Need we say or learn more…………….isn't it clear this guy has no business being in the office he holds.
He and his cast of clowns need to be sent packing at the earliest opportunity………..let's get back control of Congress and then start hearings exploring the dealings of this jerk and his Administration. Then start the impeachment proceedings for him and his minions. We really can't wait until 2012………….so let's all start with this years elections, do all you can to support the conservatives of whatever stripe and let's get this done.
There is too much at stack here to sit back and watch this disaster continue to unfold.
LET"S GET BUSY!!,
Oh, fer Marse Robert's sake…..
As a seventh-generation Virginian and the descendant of at least six Confederate soldiers, and a lawyer who happenss to believe that the sovereign States did retain the right of secessdion, nonetheless…
WE LOST. Wars have consequences. Ever since 1865 innumerable sons of the South have served and often died under the Stars and Strips and the orders of the President in Washington. The Old Confederacy produces per capita more soldiers and Marines than any other region of the country, including those in Haiti. In case you hadn't noticed, the principal US force in Haiti is from the 82d airborne, which is based at Ft Bragg- in formerly Confederate North Carolina and named for a Confederate general..
Let's leave the the BS at the door here. My question to you is are you proud of your country? If not renounce your citizenship and leave. (I'll kick in for the one way ticket NOTE: You come back you go to jail.)
It's OUR flag for pete's sake! We fly it EVERYWHERE there is a U.S. Military installation, even the temporary ones. The original purpose of ANY flag was as a rally point. We don't have enough spine to fly our flag as a rally point? Get a clue.
Craven-Apologiser-In-Chief Obama – you're fired! Go home and organize something you can actually handle – a neighborhood.
In case you haven't noticed, the civil war is over! The Southern states send representatives to this thing we call Congress and vote on the direction that the nation is going to go in. Doesn't sound like occupation to me!
Saw that video. I'd have loved to see that van turned into a shredded pork-filled sheetmetal burrito. As for the flag; It's an insult to every poor sap who bled or died for it, that that pathetic creature even contemplates such an order.
Where exactly do you live that the people are so ignorant?
The Commander-in-Chief should immediately call the US Ambassador Merten to kindly inform Haitian PM Bellerive if the US flag comes down, the Marines come home, with ALL relief aid in tow.
You made me spew coffee on my screen! Love Napolean…
It was Hugo Chavez who said we caused the earthquake testing an earthquake device, Danny Glover just blamed it on nobody reaching an accord on global warming
Wish it was, Cowboy. wish it was.
BHO, do us all a favor and take down the Stars and Stripes flying over the White House until you're gone!
He certainly is!!!
well maybe by i think its more guided by unseen internal hands. now are you talking UN hands or something along the lines of the Tri – Lateral Commission?
Remember CL, we've already seen China's flag flying above the White House.
Maybe the hammer and cycle.
The flag is the official symbol of the United States of America numbnuts! It is recognized the world over. It has changed over the years as we have added more states and as such represents every state in the union. All states at some point in time voluntarily joined the union, and all states currently enjoy representation in the federal government.
The "Crotch Saluter" is a disgrace to this great nation and you know what? Everyone that voted for this man will tolerate this anti-American behavior. Our Flag is a symbol of this nation and if we let this go on, our country will cease to exist. I hope our military are seething with anger.
Every single day…..something new from this bunch. As his agenda unravels, watch for this unstable individual to become more bitter and petulant towards America and it's people. Executive orders and unauthorized use of power will be the watch words of the coming days. There is a Constitutional crisis looming here that may well tear this nation apart. Remember the Russian that predicted civil war in America after Obama's election? We all laughed……..
Americas finest show their colors and Obobo shows his! We did not invade this country we were invited. What a moron.
He will probably send ACORN, or what ever they changed their name to this week, over to organize them and register them to vote as Democrats.
Ah, so you think our Federal Government is working within the bounds of the Constitution, do you?
No one should be surprised, just wait for the next shoe to fall, none of our troops
in combat zones will be PERMITTED to display the flag. They fight for it, they defend it
with their lives, and are carried to their final resting place under it, OR at least they did.
This president will probably change all that too.
There doesn't seem to be anything about our country he cares about —
EXCEPT changing it.
We help our allies in time of need. How much money do you think we need to give a nation to fly our flag while giving charity? Do you understand what the consequences of the fall of Isreal would bring? I dislike foreign aid, especially when we have sky high defecits and domestic problems of our own, but of the countries that we do help, Israel is at the top of the list in terms of importance.
Since Whites have contributed so much to this country, should we not have supported Apartheid South Africa? Your argument makes as much sense. BTW, how much did Pollard cost us?
On an Indian Reservation.
Come see us…….
Yay!!! Didn't take long for the RACE card to come out!
You reached your insane quota BEFORE NOON today!!! Usually it's about 2 or 3 in the afternoon.
You guys keep confusing country with government.
Would you support a homeland just for my race or does only one group get a US taxpayer funded homeland (Israel)?
We fly it EVERYWHERE there is a U.S. Military installation
Thanks for proving my point – flag of occupation.
My heart sank this morning when I read this article…just when you think there is nothing more that can surprise you. My heart sank even more when I read your comment….I tend to look at things from a Christian aspect and it fits in well with my beliefs. It is very possible and only time will tell.
I'm thinking more along the lines of satan's unseen hand.
Those Ruskies are no dummies when it comes to communism, they can see it 7000 miles away. I am down for civil war, I'm so sick of the garbage that is coming out of Washington. There is such a large volume of garbage, methane, C02 and hot air coming out of the Capitol I can't believe the EPA hasn't fined it 20 times yet and isn't in the process of shutting it down for gross clean air violations. If they want to discuss Global Warming, they should start with Capitol Hill the pollution and man-made gases coming from there can be smelled all the way to Russia
How about sticking to the topic of the Flag. Even though you've already shown you can't do that.
An upsidedown flag is a sign of distress. What about that, do you not get?
Randy,
I wonder haow that clown feels now?
The one from about a month ago.
Remember?
The thread where we were?
Back when there was civil society in the US (rather than fascism) there were both civilian and military flags. The fact the military flag has replaced the civilian one only proves what form of government we really have.
When Obama says something will "send the wrong message", you can bet that message would've been "America is a country of good and decent people". The only message Obama wants the world to get regarding our country is that it is "arrogant", and must be apologised for, over and over and over again.
Yet, note the various messages Obama sends. Practically every overt and covert message sent to the American people is one of contempt and malice.
It might sound cold, but there were several wars with the indians, you lost.
It was a simple question that you can not answer. Why do I have to pay for someone else's homeland while being denied one for myself?
Only legal orders, Drizzey. If they get illegal orders, I forsee major problems, myself.
One thing about the "War of Northern Aggression", the first shots were fired by the Confederacy, at Fort Sumter. If the South fired the 1st shots, how is this a war of Northern Aggression?
“We are not here as an occupation force, but as an international partner committed to supporting the government of Haiti on the road to recovery,” the U.S. government’s Haiti Joint Information Center said in response to a query about the flag.
Than let’s leave!
Obama is to make an appearance on Bret Baier's show Wednesday. You and I know it's just going to be an "ad" for his healthcare reform. Otherwise, he wouldn't stoop to giving FoxNews a minute of his attention.
May I humbly suggest we protest yet another in a long series of Obama affronts to decency and love of country, by tuning out. I like Bret Baier, I have nothing against the show, but I am offended by Obama's "I'll go appear on the peasants' channel to try and explain to the unwashed, filthy masses AGAIN why they want my reform bills" attitude. F him and F his reform bills.
I suggest you look up fascism and military dictatorship on google. I agree that we do not have a republic as was set forth by the founders, but we are far from a totalitarian state. That having been said, we cannot afford another term of Obama in office.
Are you describing tradition with the military in times of disaster? Sorry for my ignorance.
or one of his followers, like Soros.
No I do not, but the fact that we would take our flag down from an outpost from which we provide charity to another nation is despicable. If I were in charge of the operation I would make it clear: the flag flies or we pack up and go home with all of our aid!
Haven't seen a thing since, maybe he's being anonymous like The U.S. in Haiti.
1) no one knows who fired the first shot
2) if the South had, then it was a pre-emptive attack which Israel uses to justify all its attacks on its neighbors so there must be nothing wrong with it.
I"m sure Boy Barry would be ecstatice to fly the OBAMA flag there………..as well as here too…….he hates the American that we, and our forefathers, grew up in. I'm sure that the usless UN flies it's flag in Haiti, as well as the many other countries that are helping down there.
By the way……..I see all sorts of foreign flags flying in many places here in the USA………..are those supposed to be flying???
I have my American flag flying everyday. I think we need to go apologize to Japan for the flag that went up on Iwo Jima!!!!
It's the continuing assault on the values and principles of our country…………by a poser and his gang of vermin.
Weird thing is………..they've ALL dont pretty well here in the 'evil USA'………..and their BUG puppetmaster, George Soros, has REALLY done well……………and he's poised to do even better if he, and his stooges, continue to destroy the country.
FUBO!!!!!!
Precisely, the military is bound to hold up LEGAL orders as in the UCMJ states.
that's next!
I imagine the difference between Croatia and the US is that only one of those countries has a history of invading, occupying, and supporting dictators (for the record, the US has militarily intervened 4 times in Haiti, including one 19 year occupation). After the earthquake many Haitians feared it would provide the impetus for a new US invasion and occupation. In light of US-Haitian history, it's hard to fault them. In light of those facts, it seems like a reasonable decision.
Yes.
We did; and to the Victors went the spoils.
If this health care bill passes, you will soon learn how it feels to lose a war; and your freedoms.
Since when does the US not fly OUR flag over ANY of OUR military compounds
1) Why do you always try to make this about Israel?
2) The Isrealis won their war, just like the North won the civil war, deal with it! Just because we won, it doesn't mean that we were the aggressors.
3) You still haven't come up with a reason to call the Civil War the "War of Northern Aggression" other than you ass is still sore from the whooping that we threw on your great-great-grand-daddy!
During Obamao's trip to Asia last November, he did not place his hand over his heart when the US national anthem was played (even though Hillary and other American reps did); however, when the national anthem of Communist China was played, he was quick to place his hand over his heart. The photos were on Greta's show back then.
Show The Flag
by Edgar Guest
Show the flag and let it wave
As a symbol of the brave
Let it float upon the breeze
As a sign for each who sees
That beneath it, where it rides
Loyalty to-day abides
Show the flag and signify
That it wasn't born to die
Let its colors speak for you
That you still are standing true
True in sight of God and man
To the work that flag began
Show the flag that all may see
That you serve humanity
Let it whisper to the breeze
That comes singing through the trees
That whatever storms descend
You'll be faithful to the end
Show the flag and let it fly
Cheering every passer-by
Men that may have stepped aside
May have lost their old-time pride
May behold it there, and then
Consecrate themselves again
Show the flag! The day is gone
When men blindly hurry on
Serving only gods of gold
Now the spirit that was cold
Warms again to courage fine
Show the flag and fall in line!
Well, I wouldn't have offered aid to begin with – that isn't what our military is for.
He is beyond embarrassing, more like a man Hanoi Jane .
Enter "Organizing for Haiti."
"Organizing for obama?"
"Organizing for the U.N.?"
We have never annexed or tried to assimilate the worthless piece of land called Haiti. They came to us with their hands out and then got pissed off when we came with our flag? Sounds like ingrates to me, maybe we should have never given them aid to begin with.
It should go all weird.
This is an egregious act of arrogance on the part of the President. We fly the flag WHEREEVER we go. We are not ashamed to be who we are…he doesn't like this country in it's current state…that is glaringly apparent.
Wait til the Real Earthquake (economy collapse) Hits in all 50 states at one time……Who will send us Money to help the starving here?
NOOOOOOOOOOOO One !
Wow, I didn't know coming to help a country kick out a evil dictator – AND THEN LEAVING THEIR COUNTRY TO THEMSELVES AGAIN – is "invasion and occupation". And then years later we have to do it AGAIN because they let another thug dictator get back in control. (We stayed so we could KEEP it from happening again, but when we finally did leave…it happened again!!)
And I'm sure Haitian "history" taught in their school (if most even GO to schools) is about the same as TODAY's kids learning about American History – Zip, Nada, NOTHING beside brainwashed masses.
Really!!!! Remember, he had to be embarrassed into wearing a little pin and putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem. I've said this before…………..don't discount the idea of changing OUR flag and OUR National Anthem…………….HE sure loves HIS 'O' flag…………remember, he painted it OVER the US flag on his campaign plane when HE went to Europe to speak to the adoring masses!!! FUBO!!!!!
Strange….whenever I read your posts, it seems that it is you who are trying to distract people with nonsense….so pure and unadulterated that makes me wonder if you don't snort it.
It doesn't matter what you write, it's just classic Dhasselfhoff puling.
Earthquake?
It is coming, but not the type folks would expect.
If this health care bill passes, it will crater the economy.
That will be the shock.
The economy will crater, and our credit rating will be cut at the same time.
I will not live long enough to see good times again.
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