Headline: Architects are often the last people needed in disaster reconstruction

Ok this is great...
UK daily newspaper the Guardian posted an article with the headline: Architects are often the last people needed in disaster reconstruction: Most of them focus on buildings rather than people, and will be of little use in Haiti
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/03/architects-disaster-reconstruction-haiti-chile#start-of-comments

The author asserts: "the role of architects in these circumstances is "marginal at best". In fact, most architects are taught almost the exact opposite of what is needed. Architects are taught to focus on the product (a building), whereas humanitarian practitioners major on the process (involving people)."

BUT THE BEST thing about this article isn't even the article itself.. but the ENORMOUSLY long list of comments at the bottom. The third one down says: "...Architects are usually 2:1 students who like pretty pictures and little more. Not as dumb as psychology students, but not bright enough to do law. So there is no chance that an architect would manage to make a building safe. The normal practice is for them to draw a pretty picture which is then handed over to some poor bastard of an engineer who has to work out how to make the pretty picture a realistic design. If you're lucky he will then think about how to make it Earthquake proof. " (although keep in mind, the uk doesn't exactly have building codes like we do)

Luckily, some of the following comments are more redeeming and help to defend the role of [some] architects.

While I don't think it's wise to make broad generalizations bashing any group of people (let alone architects) I appreciate that this topic is getting a rise out of people... I guess it's an effective way to spur people into action and help others... maybe even help the planet, too. I most certainly think that architects can potentially help in the planning and rebuilding of devastated communities... I think that people/architects/whoever who genuinely care and want to contribute to a humanitarian cause shouldn't be criticized so harshly for their efforts.
What do you think?