July 26th Chapter 1

Chapter 1 mostly covers what the U.S. was suppose to do but didn't. Kidder talks about when the U.S. went to Haiti and what they did. Only 8  men were sent to Haiti to keep peace among 150,000 people. He uses quotes and experiences to put an emphasis on how bad they struggle in Haiti. I learned that when the U.S. was suppose to go over and help rebuild and restore the economy they didn't. They brought no tools or anything in order to do this, it wasn't their focus, and it seemed like they didn't care. On top Haiti's poorly run economy, people in Haiti were segregated into two classes, which are rich and poor, no in between. There were the politics and the people they represent are the poor.