This is Haiti.Former President Bill Clinton is being sent here by the U.N.
How could they hate the man that much?
Actually, the people of Haiti love Mr. Clinton. He's been there before, trying to encourage other countries to invest and bring jobs for the most desperately poor people on earth.
The U.N. may be hoping that the former U.S. President can charm away the problems and perhaps convince developed nations to donate funds. A nation that has no money to make improvements is not a stable one.
Following a series of tropical storms last year, the island nation was hard-pressed for food, and that in turn led to rioting that does nothing to support a stable government.
Ban Ki-moon will make the announcement official and Mr. Clinton will jet off, leaving his wife behind to do her own round of international travel. Once there, he will probably tour the slums, tip-toe around the raw sewage, and wonder how soon he can leave.
Not exactly the most posh of settings, but there are plenty of upper-end establishments in Haiti. That's one of the difficulties that defy solution. There are very rich, and there are very poor, but what's needed is a population in between.
How much can a former President do to solve such problems?
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