Madagascar and the State Department

I recently, before the abdication of power by Madagascar's president Ravalomanana, sent a series of questions to the state department about the crisis that this nation faced and what our position on it was. I asked if we supported the referendum proposed by Ravalomanana, if we supported the actions of the rebel who is now in power, Rajeolina, or if there were any other positions we provided support to. I also asked if we would consider the use of military force in the situation, or if our ambassador was proposing another solution to the crisis. I asked to what extent would we intervene, as our efforts in Isreal are considerable, and if we would push for such an effort here. The following is the actual response I got, to these questions:

Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support
center. Below is a summary of your request and our response.

Thank you for contacting the State Department.

Subject
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Madagascar's Crisis


Discussion Thread
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Response (Support Agent) - 03/19/2009 11:18 AM
Thank you for your message to Secretary Clinton sharing your thoughts and
concerns. We value your opinion and will take it -- and the views of all
Americans -- into consideration.

Secretary Clinton is committed to strengthening America’s national security,
advancing the interest of the United States, and restoring America’s leadership
position in the world.


Question Reference #090316-004746
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Category Level 1: U.S. Foreign Policy
Date Created: 03/16/2009 09:21 PM
Last Updated: 03/19/2009 11:18 AM
Status: Solved


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I recommend you decide for yourself what our state department's stance on this issue is. At no point did I suggest any of the possible solutions were in our interest, so I'm still as confused now as I was before. We have a travel warning and made a statement to support the constitution of Madagascar, however it mentioned no involvement of our ambassador, or other diplomats in trying to help resolve the issue. I feel tempted to write to them about their unsatisfactory response but my inner gut tells me I will get this automated response no matter what I write to them about. The Obama administration has officially disenfranchised me from the process of being involved in government for the time being. This is a real story, I am not making this up, I swear it. The Obama administration has failed me. I brought my concerns to them, I stated them clearly in an email to the State Department from their website, and this response has shown me they do not care about me, do not care about the issue enough to respond to it, and this lack of care to their job has left me without a desire to turn to them for an answer in the future. I've tested the administration myself. The administration has failed my test. It doesn't care about what we think. It doesn't care what we want to know about what they are doing. It doesn't care about transparency or doing their job. The administration is not concerned with my impact on society, or the election, or anything. I would go on to say what the administration cares about, but besides "american" interests, I am unsure, especially since the letter didn't tell me what those interests were. There is nothing else to say except thank you for reading and try to have a good day. I urge you to possibly try a similar test, see if you can get more than apples and oranges out of these people who are supposed to represent us.