Haiti, the tragedy

I wish David Brooks had stopped with the first half of his column.  The first half is wonderful, and to the point.  The second half .... 'nuff said.  The best part is this:

This is not a natural disaster story. This is a poverty story. It’s a story about poorly constructed buildings, bad infrastructure and terrible public services. On Thursday, President Obama told the people of Haiti: “You will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten.” If he is going to remain faithful to that vow then he is going to have to use this tragedy as an occasion to rethink our approach to global poverty.