France's foreign ministry denies objecting to the US handling aid flights

Let the french people help,goverments only get on the way.
Long live the USA and Haiti

Isn't it embarrassing to be those who give little if any, claim to be humanitarians, while criticizing the US at every turn for being the opposite? On one hand you claim the US is selfish, yet we give other countries billions upon billions at every turn. Americans send their text message donations by the millions while you sit and call us selfish? We foolishly give credit to all of you for sending your little shipment, or plane, stating, "All of our allies are pulling together to help those in Haiti." You all sit and criticize the US in turn. You are hateful and jealous I think.

Here in America we can dial a number on our cell phones, then write the word "Haiti" and a donation of $10.00 is automatically sent to the Red Cross. So far I understand that more than 10 million dollars has been raised. That was as of yesterday. And the economy here isn't great, but still, we're giving to ease human suffering. I also heard the French government donated TWO MILLION DOLLARS. Wow ! Apparently Monsieur Joyandet's concept of gratitude goes hand in hand with the French definition of generosity.

Mark Nolan
Saratoga, New York, USA

We're damned if we do, and we're damned if we don't. Perhaps we should't have helped at all.

I have made an enquiry regarding this matter, and have received a response in summary that more aid flights are arriving than can possibly land, but that coordination is getting better with time. This is an embarassment for us and I hope that it will not be repeated. There is immediate need for medical care and people are dying right now for the lack of it. It is laudible that many countries which have the capability to provide aid are attempting to do so. We stepped in to provide air traffic control because none existed and we had the capability. We are not trying to 'take over', just help mitigate the disasterous consequences of this calamity like everyone else. France and the U.S. work together on a variety of issues that effect us both all over the globe, and it would not be in our interest to jeopardize that work.

The US will give more and do more than any other country. The rest of the world will criticize us again. The comments in the British papers I read already criticize us for sending soldiers. Look at the Tsunami. Americans gave 10x per person more than France. Haiti was a French colony and my guess is they will only give a token amount.