What y'all think about the U.S.- led invasion of Haiti?
- Thread starter Da Yayologist
- Start date
^The man asks a question and the link brothers are quick on the scene.^
Just kidding, fellas.
The Bush Administration is backed by unanimous U.N. approval. The Security Council has already voted to send peace-keeping forces into Haiti and the U.S. has cleared the way.
2-0-Sixx, this, for example, is why I defend America, because people make (what I believe to be wrong) statements like this without much study.
Da Yayologist, perhaps you know something I don't, and if you do, by all means fill me in -- but I can't help but wonder if you have heard anything other than "The U.S. has landed in Haiti" on the television set.
Seriously though, 2-0-Sixx, nefar559, can you guys answer his question, I want to know what you two think of U.S. involvement in Haiti. I'm all for it until they start whaking Haitian civilians.
Just kidding, fellas.
The Bush Administration is backed by unanimous U.N. approval. The Security Council has already voted to send peace-keeping forces into Haiti and the U.S. has cleared the way.
2-0-Sixx, this, for example, is why I defend America, because people make (what I believe to be wrong) statements like this without much study.
Da Yayologist, perhaps you know something I don't, and if you do, by all means fill me in -- but I can't help but wonder if you have heard anything other than "The U.S. has landed in Haiti" on the television set.
Seriously though, 2-0-Sixx, nefar559, can you guys answer his question, I want to know what you two think of U.S. involvement in Haiti. I'm all for it until they start whaking Haitian civilians.
Additionally, the guys they're negotiating with are not exactly model citizens. They're courrpt cops and drug traffickers. Say what you want about Aristide, he was popularly elected by a overwhelming majority in an election oversaw by the internationl community. The U.S. has created a death trap for a lotta innocent citizens now if these "rebels" get into power.
Try again, 2-0.http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto...40301/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/us_haiti_18&printer=1
Administration Denies Aristide Kidnapped
Mon Mar 1, 2:24 PM ET
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The White House and Pentagon (news - web sites) on Monday dismissed allegations that Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was kidnapped by U.S. forces eager for him to resign and flee into exile.
With U.S. military forces already on the ground in the Caribbean nation and more on the way, chief presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said, "It's nonsense, and conspiracy theories do nothing to help the Haitian people move forward to a better more free, more prosperous future."
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld also vehemently denied that Aristide had been forced out by the United States, and Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) forcefully denied it as well, saying that Aristide boarded the plane willingly.
McClellan told reporters that Aristide left on his own free will. "We took steps to protect Mr. Aristide and his family so they would not be harmed as they departed Haiti," he said.
Rumsfeld, at a Pentagon news conference, said he was involved in the diplomatic flurry preceding Aristide's departure, and "the idea that someone was abducted is inconsistent with everything I saw."
"I don't believe that's true, that he's claiming that," Rumsfeld said. "I would be absolutely amazed if that were the case."
An African-American activist says Aristide told him on the phone Monday that he was kidnapped at gunpoint by American soldiers and ousted in a U.S. coup d'etat. Aristide said he was being held prisoner at the Renaissance Palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, said the activist, Randall Robinson.
McClellan said Aristide's aides had contacted the U.S. ambassador to Haiti on Saturday and asked if Aristide would be given protection by the United States if he resigned. The ambassador consulted with Washington, then called Aristide's aides and told them that if Aristide decided to resign, the United States "would facilitate his departure," McClellan said. "And we did."
Administration Denies Aristide Kidnapped
Mon Mar 1, 2:24 PM ET
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The White House and Pentagon (news - web sites) on Monday dismissed allegations that Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was kidnapped by U.S. forces eager for him to resign and flee into exile.
With U.S. military forces already on the ground in the Caribbean nation and more on the way, chief presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said, "It's nonsense, and conspiracy theories do nothing to help the Haitian people move forward to a better more free, more prosperous future."
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld also vehemently denied that Aristide had been forced out by the United States, and Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) forcefully denied it as well, saying that Aristide boarded the plane willingly.
McClellan told reporters that Aristide left on his own free will. "We took steps to protect Mr. Aristide and his family so they would not be harmed as they departed Haiti," he said.
Rumsfeld, at a Pentagon news conference, said he was involved in the diplomatic flurry preceding Aristide's departure, and "the idea that someone was abducted is inconsistent with everything I saw."
"I don't believe that's true, that he's claiming that," Rumsfeld said. "I would be absolutely amazed if that were the case."
An African-American activist says Aristide told him on the phone Monday that he was kidnapped at gunpoint by American soldiers and ousted in a U.S. coup d'etat. Aristide said he was being held prisoner at the Renaissance Palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, said the activist, Randall Robinson.
McClellan said Aristide's aides had contacted the U.S. ambassador to Haiti on Saturday and asked if Aristide would be given protection by the United States if he resigned. The ambassador consulted with Washington, then called Aristide's aides and told them that if Aristide decided to resign, the United States "would facilitate his departure," McClellan said. "And we did."