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Administration backers say U.S. commanders have wisely absorbed the lesson of British colonial rule that a heavy military presence in the streets is an irritant, not a reassurance. But the U.S. has also been moving its forces out of the cities into walled-off garrisons to reduce American casualties. Now...
Many assume that the current situation in Haiti is the inevitable result of President Clinton “abandoning” the country shortly after Aristide was reinstalled with the help of 20,000 U.S. Marines. But in truth, the Haitian people were never left alone. While supporting Haiti?...
Lastly, over the past three years the Bush administration has done little to challenge the insurgence by former Haitian military groups from the Dominican Republic. Beginning in mid-2001, these cross-border raids have murdered dozens of police officers, government officials and civilians. The invasion of these ?...
The international community has also seemed hesitant. While the U.S. sent a small contingent of Marines last week to protect the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, there was no immediate agreement on sending international troops, either as peacekeepers or to help Aristide out of the country. Over the weekend...
This week marks the fourth time since 1915 that U.S. Marines have been dispatched to Haiti. But as long as they have no mandate to protect Haiti?s streets-and with a U.N.-led international peacekeeping force still on the drawing board-the rebel-police partnership is the only thing...