White House says envoy who quit Haiti post had ‘harmful’ ideas

Washington Times ^ | 23 September 2021 | Jeff Mordock

[blueplum]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the special U.S. envoy who resigned in protest Thursday over the administration’s decision to deport Haitian migrants had “harmful” ideas about promoting democracy in the country. ...

[blueplum]

Would anyone else like to know what ideas were considered 'harmful' to the Biden admin ?

[SunkenCiv]

One person, one vote?

[HollyB]

“ I will not be associated with the United States’ inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the dangers posed by armed gangs in control of daily life,” Foote said.”

“ “You know, one of the ideas that Mr. Foote had was to send the U.S. military back to Haiti,” Sherman said. “I have followed Haiti since the Clinton administration, and I can tell you that sending the U.S. military into Haiti is not the answer that will solve the terrible situation that the Haitian people are currently facing. It just was a bad idea.”

More : https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article254455828.html

[blackdog]

Harmful to just who? Or is it whom?

[HollyB]

It looks like he resigned in vain because most of the Haitians stayed in the US after all.

[blackdog]

Haiti has no war-worth commodities. No Rubber. No opium. No oil. No mineral deposits.

Nope. No soup for Haiti.

[MNDude]

That is like Saint I will not throw this water into the ocean, where it is very wet.

[blueplum]

I kind of agree with him that we should have returned the haitians to brazil and chili, from whence they came and where for years we’ve been paying foreign aid to said two nations because they took in Haitians after 2010.

But I don’t think any of what he said is ‘harmful’

[alexander_busek]

Harmful to just who? Or is it whom?

The preposition "to" governs the dative case, so it should be "whom."

Regards,

[Nifster]

Yup.

[Ann Archy]

The CLINTONS TOO their GOLD MINE!

[blackdog]

Have you ever noticed that for the Clinton crime syndicate they stay out of prosecutorial cross-hairs by grifting the worst hell holes that forensic accountants don't dare tread?

Benghazi, Haiti, Indonesia, Hillbilly banks in the Ozarks, Mena Columbia, etc....

[Ann Archy]

Noticed it for 30 YEARS!!

[BobL]

Likely warned them about Dominion machines.

[bobbo666]

Although I admire your loyalty to the language, the phrase “grammar Nazi” does come to mind. :)

[Fraxinus]

No Rubber. No opium.

I think you could grow opium in many climates, but seriously would you want to trust opium from Haiti? And there is the problem that a cash crop that attracts the cartels would only increase the disorder in the country.
Haiti was once a sugar exporting colony, and could easily grow any of a number of valuable tropical crops e.g. coffee, rubber, pepper. The problem is tamping down the disorder and corruption so that it can be profitably and safely grown. I believe pepper takes over 3 years to produce a crop from planting.

[alexander_busek]

Although I admire your loyalty to the language, the phrase “grammar Nazi” does come to mind. :)

blackdog explicitly requested guidance on this point.

Glad that you don't take me too seriously - I certainly don't!

Regards,