After the Cyclone

Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2008
Author: Unknown

This article was written concerning the recent cyclone that hit a portion of Southeast Asia called Myanmar. The cyclone has taken the lives of 22,000 people and there are 41,000 more people that are missing. This is a poor country that is not well governed. The government is being accused to not warning its people about the storm they knew was threatening them. The United States is now trying to step in and help as much as they can. So far money and aid have been sent to the country and the U.S. is trying to expedite visas for volunteers that wish to aid the people. Unfortunately though, the author criticizes the President and The First Lady for some of their actions. In the opinion of the author the President made a wrong move in giving an award to the leader of a country that is not in good standing with Myanmar shortly after the cyclone hit. The First Lady also chose a bad time to criticize the government of this country for their failure to warn the people of the approaching storm. The author applauds the efforts the country has made to help this suffering country, but he also brings to light some of the mistakes the leaders of our country have made regarding improper timing of events. This article was well written and brings up factual, logical accusations against our countries leaders, but is not too hard on them so as to turn anyone off.