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The shocking assassination of Haiti’s president means U.S. must get off the sidelines and act | Editorial
THE MIAMI HERALD ^ | BY THE MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD

Posted on 07/07/2021 3:42:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Moïse’s death and the lack of a functioning government also serves as a clear cut signal that the U.S. must play a greater role in Haiti’s future, starting right now.

It’s clear that Haiti will need both immediate and longer-term guidance to move forward in a democratic way. This is a country that started out with weak institutions, and they’re now virtually non-existent. The U.S., as Haiti’s biggest donor, has no choice but to take the lead — with international partners and, importantly, Haiti’s own civil society — to stabilize Haiti.

An international coalition could do immense good very quickly by picking five critical things to focus on so that basic life in Haiti can continue: good roads, reliable electricity, clean water, policing that works and COVID vaccines...

U.S. must also drop the idea of elections in two months. The Biden administration had pinned its hopes on “free and fair” elections, refusing to take into consideration the amount of turmoil in Haiti was going to make that very hard time to pull off.

Transition governments have worked in the past. That’s the best path forward now. Elections must be reset for a date that allows Haiti time to get its footing. Rushing into an election now will only result in more chaos — and an electorate that doesn’t believe in the results.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


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To: M Kehoe
Is the Tonton Macoute still around. They kept Baby Doc and his wife in power.

But Baby Doc was an anti-Communist who kept the Soviets out, so we looked the other way.

41 posted on 07/07/2021 3:59:59 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: maddog55

“Could care less about Haiti..”

Not me. I couldn’t care less.


42 posted on 07/07/2021 4:00:19 PM PDT by KingLudd
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To: BenLurkin

Ah:
1: Take over the place.
2. Wait for the Democrats to make it a state.
3. Well, you know what comes next.


43 posted on 07/07/2021 4:00:25 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: ClearCase_guy

Tell biden to just use one of his nukes on the place.


44 posted on 07/07/2021 4:01:37 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: BenLurkin

Not our monkeys - Not our Circus!
Anything we try to do try will be pointless and a waste of resources. And, most likely only make things worse. They need to resolve their problems themselves.


45 posted on 07/07/2021 4:02:52 PM PDT by sjmjax
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To: BenLurkin

Almost all of the Haitians I’ve met are decent folks but....but they cannot run their country. Not a race thing but a culture thing.


46 posted on 07/07/2021 4:03:39 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: BenLurkin

We were probably involved.


47 posted on 07/07/2021 4:03:50 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: ameribbean expat

Lol. No surprise there.

Well, women are equal or superior to men in all things now. So ship ‘em out!


48 posted on 07/07/2021 4:04:25 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: BenLurkin
The shocking assassination of Haiti’s president means U.S. must get off the sidelines and act

Ummm...why? We've been told repeatedly by our woke leftists that the US is the worst nation in the world, primarily because of white people. Why should we interfere in a predominantly black nation's problems? Let them figure it out - surely they'll do great without whites.
49 posted on 07/07/2021 4:04:41 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: ameribbean expat
editorial board

I wonder how much time they have spent in Haiti...

outside...

at night

alone

;-)
50 posted on 07/07/2021 4:05:35 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: dfwgator

Or not. We could choose to stand on the sidelines and let someone else assist. Given our recent history, our “nation-building” skills are somewhat non-extant...


51 posted on 07/07/2021 4:06:45 PM PDT by Toirdhealbheach Beucail (Am fear nach gheibh na h-airm 'n am na sith, cha bith iad aige 'nam a chogaidh)
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To: rrrod

Classic third world kleptocracy.

We are heading to third world kleptocracy status...

fast.


52 posted on 07/07/2021 4:07:25 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: BenLurkin

What is that Polish saying? Not my circus, not my monkeys.


53 posted on 07/07/2021 4:07:50 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: LIConFem
Not all of them.

https://coffeeordie.com/haitian-immigrant-blackhawk-pilot/

54 posted on 07/07/2021 4:08:21 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe 13)
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To: GraceG

Liberia is not doing much better than Haiti these days.


55 posted on 07/07/2021 4:08:29 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: dfwgator
"Expect a flood of Haitian refugees to hit Florida just in time to vote against DeSantis in 2022."

That's probably why Pelosi is setting up a Capitol Hill police office in Florida, along with California.

56 posted on 07/07/2021 4:08:49 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: sjmjax

All we’ve done to Haiti over the years and drop free food and doctors on them.

What’s the result? Nobody wants to farm there, because who can compete with free food. And who wants to be a doctor when the doctors are free. Basically Haitians had no incentive to create their own infrastructure, so the cycle of dependency on foreign aid becomes perpetual.


57 posted on 07/07/2021 4:09:13 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

Under no circumstances should any US troops be sent to the Haitian hell hole, except Dementia Joe wants to send his “elite” transgender troops to Haiti of course. Didn’t we learn anything from invading Iraq and Afghanistan?


58 posted on 07/07/2021 4:09:52 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: BenLurkin

Arkancided

https://patriots.win/p/12jJUabrBT/breaking-haitian-president-joven/c/


59 posted on 07/07/2021 4:09:54 PM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: hanamizu

“Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy!”


60 posted on 07/07/2021 4:10:19 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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