Offensive Old Glory

By Semperpapa

Well at least Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro are going to be vindicated!

The US Military and civilian compound in Haiti, the area from where the vast majority of aids to the earthquake victims are coordinated and provided, has been prohibited from flying the US flag.

That is correct!

The administration has issue a statement regarding the protestations received from several Veterans organizations:

"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,"

Subsequently, the spokesman for the Joint Task Force/Haiti, Army Col. Billy Buckner, confirmed the directive adding that the decision had been made as a show of respect for the host authorities and that the flag was proudly shown on their uniforms.
Well, thank God for small miracles!

In the days following the horrible earthquake, as the help from the United States was pouring into the beleaguered country, voices of protest could be heard coming from the Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez and from Cuba’s Fidel Castro, accusing the United States of using the natural disaster as an excuse for invading the tiny country, as if the taking over of Haiti was the utmost on our minds.
Chavez, who must have been temporarily off his medications, even implied that the earthquake had been caused by a submerged nuclear explosion triggered by Washington.
Yup, we can always count on good old swine face Chavez for entertainment (hope Sean Penn doen't get too mad at me).

But why is Old Glory prevented from flying over our compound when every other foreign contingent is flying their own flags?
It comes down, in my opinion, on the refusal of the Obama administration, and I really feel Obama personally, to feel any pride in America, in the country he is the leader of.
Weather it was the refusal of wearing a flag lapel pin, or the failure, read refusal, of placing his hand on his heart during official moments, Obama has a well defined record of breaking protocol when it comes to recognizing the exceptionalism of our country and to honor important symbols like our flag.

And for anyone who may accuse me of picking on the poor Obama, I can tell you that I felt just as incensed when, in 2003, the Marines in the armored vehicle that helped the Iraqis knock down the famous Saddam statue in the Baghdad square, were told to conceal the small American flag they put on their tank, because we wanted to make sure we portray an image of liberators, while the flag could send a message of occupation. And I remember screaming BULLSHIT!
But at least the bases in Iraq and Afghanistan were and still are allowed to fly Old Glory.

Just my thoughts!