We have been here before with Haiti. Nothing on this scale, perhaps, but with each crisis, political and natural, the United States and other nations have pledged to help Haiti build a better society, with investments in stronger political institutions, economic reforms and improved infrastructure. Each time, as soon as the immediate crisis abated, the Haitian people were left to their own devices, with predictably dismal results. Will this time be different? Given the magnitude of the destruction and state of the world economy, even with the best of intentions, it will be difficult.
