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To: tejek who wrote (183089)2/20/2004 6:56:13 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576124
 
Ted,

re: How is Haiti or any country going to find their way if we keep interceding and putting the pieces back together. Usually, we do it wrong anyway and the thing blows up again a few more years down the road.

That's the good, conservative (non-nation building) argument. The usual liberal argument would be humanitarian and political; we should go in because we are probably about to see a slaughter of epic proportions, and the end of democracy (such as it is) in what's been called the poorest country in our hemisphere. About 800 miles from Miami.

I've been on the island (though not in Haiti) and the poverty is devastating. Real starvation.

One thing for sure, there is no oil and there are no terrorists in Haiti. Only a population of half starved black people and a failing democracy that we installed.

John



To: tejek who wrote (183089)2/20/2004 1:02:09 PM
From: hmaly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576124
 
Ted Re...John, isn't the point that we need to stop intervening every time some country has a problem? We are not responsible for the world and its well being. If Haiti's leaders are corrupt, then an overthrow should be expected and steps take to protect American interests....period.

Oh great. Now you and John are going to start a civil war with each other. Oh well, it just goes to show you, people who live by hate, die by hate.


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