Today is World Water Day..um..OK..Whatever. It seems that anymore everything has its own day so I guess water may as well jump on the bandwagon. What brings this up is a pic/blurb I saw in the paper today that said one sixth of the worlds population has no access to clean water according to the U.N.. Well, we all know that the U.N. never pumps up numbers, but I digress.

What disturbs me about this is the near certainty that the world, as well as do gooders here at home, will soon be calling on America to do something about this problem because we Americans MUST somehow be responsible for the water crisis, and even if we aren't, we should pony up the lions share of the funds to fix a problem in a far away land that would shun us if they didn't need our help.

That's right, the same people(namely the U.N.)who constantly harp on the USA for becoming involved in other countries affairs when WE are affected by them, love to demand that we become involved in other countries affairs when it's too costly or too problematical for anyone else to help out in some far away land. In many cases, the very same countries that demand we stay in our own yard have no problem demanding we fix problems in THEIR yards so long as it suits their needs.

Another bothersome point is that the America bashing Americans will undoubtedly jump on the "it's our duty to help" bandwagon even as they decry our presence anywhere in the world doing anything they disagree with. Where this water issue is concerned we will probably be asked to send men and money, but not ideas. After all, who asked for our opinion? It would be culturally insensitive(international lingo for "Politically Correct"), to suggest to a country that is utilizing our vast resources that they practice birth control or engage in modern farming and agricultural techniques when all they really asked for was a billion dollars and a bunch of peace corps volunteers.

Look, I don't have a problem helping anyone who is in need of our assistance, but if they ask for our help we should, at least, have some say so in how that help is to be used to help ensure that the same problems don't occur in another ten yeas. They have, obviously, not been able to deal with the problem themselves, so maybe it would be a good time to listen to someone with practical ideas.

America spent a wad of jack and sacrificed our sons in Somolia and look where it got that country. We gave them millions of dollars worth of food and medical supplies that ended up in the hands of the very people we were supposed to be taking power from and made them stronger. The U.N. was given the authority to fight the troops there and failed everyone miserably. We could have wiped the warlords from the face of the earth and sent a strong message to those who would follow them in the future, but we didn't. We worried about world opinion and political backlash and the good people of Somolia gained nothing but a couple of charred Blackhawks.

This water issue could easily turn into the same kind of fiasco should we go to help and do it under the direction of the self serving half-wits at the U.N. while concerning ourselves with political correctness instead of solving real problems with practical decisions.

So, when the call comes to help, let's do it, but let's do it right. Because if all we want to do is throw men and money at a problem to asuage our feelings of guilt for being the wealthiest, most successful country in the history of the world, let's throw it at Americans in need and let the rest of the world tend to their own back yards.