Probably because people haven't had anything to eat or drink in a week. if I had a family, hell, if even if it was just me, I'd be looting and stealing food too. The instinct for human survival is a very powerful motivator. I am making an assumption, but the majority of people on this forum (and our country for that matter) have never been put in that kind of situation. Actually, considering how long it's been since people have even had clean water, it could be much worse. Bottom line, anyone delivering aid needs to have their own security if the military is not providing it. People aren't going to stand patiently in line with thousands of other people when they and their families are starved. Not starved as in, shit I haven't eaten all day, let me smash on this double cheeseburger real quick. Starved as in atrophy, dehydration and failing organs. I'm not a fan of continued aid with no end in site....I would much rather see aid where people are able to meet their immediate needs, and the rest going towards helping them (not just Haitians..anyone) sustain themselves...through infrastructure, agriculture, trade, whatever. The whole give a man a fish/teach a man to fish thing.