About 2,600 troops are in Haiti from the United States, Chile, Canada and France. Chile has more than 300 soldiers serving in the troubled nation. They have been a part of the operation almost since the beginning. "Their mission right now is to provide basic security and stability in the country against criminal elements and -- I think they are best described as gangs -- that support various political factions," Myers said.
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I realize that this is diplomacy-speak, but I can't really imagine that the Haitians give a rat's butt about Chileno-American relations.