Posted on 03/06/2024 8:35:39 PM PST by Reno89519
U.S. government officials have grown alarmed that the Haiti National Police could begin to crumble within hours — and that a long-planned multinational mission led by Kenya to provide reinforcements may not be enough to save the country from a complete descent into gang control.
Outgunned Haitian police have been battling a united front of gangs and losing key firefights. Now, a potential power void and a collapse of the Haitian government that had already faced a skeptical public risks undermining whatever morale is left among the police forces.
“The government could fall at any time,” a U.S. official told McClatchy, speaking on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss the government assessment. “If the HNP dissolves as an effective counterforce, if we see the airport or the presidential palace fall, it’s over.”
The Biden administration is moving urgently to expedite the deployment of a Multinational Security Support mission, or MSS, that has been in the works for over a year and a half. Kenya has pledged to lead the mission and committed 1,000 police officers to the effort last fall.
But the force size of the Haiti National Police is “orders of magnitude less than required,” the U.S. official added. Adding 1,000 more boots on the ground — even if they are well-armed, well-trained, and deployed immediately — is unlikely to meet the demands of the crisis.
The Biden administration has ruled out contributing U.S. forces to the mission, with Pentagon leadership fiercely opposed to any deployment.
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A State Department official told McClatchy the entire Biden administration had been “seized with this issue” on Wednesday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken joining meetings with leadership at the White House and National Security Council.
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Our Haitian VP, Harris has been supposedly sending millions of $’s to Haiti.
The Pentagon is right. It's not worth the lives of American soldiers getting involved in Haiti.
So maybe we should let things shake out in Haiti for a bit. See who will prevail. Then we can work with the new government.
Haiti has been “fallen” for decades now. Frankly, I don’t know how the Dominican Republic keeps people out. Maybe they have a wall??
“The Biden administration is moving urgently to expedite the deployment of a Multinational Security Support mission, or MSS, that has been in the works for over a year and a half.”
somehow, “in the works for a year and a half” doesn’t seem very “urgent” ... seems more like “screwing around for a year and a half” without anything actually happening ...
If a gang takes over and holds enough territory for long enough, it is the government. Just about every government on earth started as a successful gang, whatever that gang might have been called.
I take this article to mean they’re going to flood the United States with Haitian “refugees”. Bend over, America!
The leading Haitian warlord's name is "Barbecue". They're not even trying to hide it.
Anyways there's plenty of videos on-line of Haitians eating the remains of smouldering dead burning in the streets during riots.
“”When was it ever upright?””
I love the humor...
“”Multinational Security Support mission, or MSS, that has been in the works for over a year and a half.””
A year and a half? What nations make up the MSS? Why is there a need for us to be involved? We don’t have anything else to occupy our time and $$$$$? Keep them from coming here? LOL and lots of luck - they’re coming here every day, aren’t they?
So many questions - so many issues and so few answers!
THAT is even funnier than some of the previous posts....climate change. Bet she got their attention when she got there!! Amazing!
Our Haitian VP, Harris may have an IQ of 80/90 to go with her total lack of timing.
No update. Looks like Haiti will fall. Not sure why Biden thought it was a good idea to depend on the Kenyans. Oh it’s Biden? Never mind.
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