Israel's response to hijackings decades ago comes to mind ... the hijackers landed, the Israeli forces blew the doors off the plane, boarded it, then killed all the hijackers, along with a number of civilians. Innocent lives were lost, but hijackings to Israel stopped completely.

Yes, I know it is very easy to sit here in relative comfort and security and talk about "acceptable losses" in the slums of Haiti. But one thing is not debatable ... this is the only response the gangs will ever understand or respect.