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| Haiti Leader Says He Wants GIs to Stay | |
| 2004-06-11 | |
Haiti's interim prime minister said Thursday he hoped a small number of U.S. troops would remain in his country after the United Nations takes over full responsibility for peacekeeping. "The armed gangs, they will not go out if they know there are American Marines in Haiti," said Gerard Latortue, who took over after the Feb. 29 ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "This is the only force in the world ... they will respect."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Mr Latortue (missing the second 'r') should ask himself and that rag-tag population why Haiti is in such a dismal state and why it can't sustain itself, instead of depending upon aid. The situation is of their own endless making. CIA WorldFact Book. Maybe they can sucker the Dominican Republic into merging and drag them down into the same hole -- or, be still my beating heart, they could emulate them - and pull themselves out of the stinking cycle of stupidity and poverty. There are limits to how long you can feed at the trough without contributing. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-11 11:02:52 AM |
| #4 I thought Jesse Jackson was the only force in the world they will respect? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-11 10:39:40 AM |
| #3 Yep. Never know when you'll need them around to "kidnap" you if the natives get restless. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-11 9:11:47 AM |
| #2 This job is more suited for elite Cuban troops! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-06-11 3:40:33 AM |
| #1 "I plan to have an entire company guarding my my most prized posession - me - full time." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-06-11 3:23:39 AM |