Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
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Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#2"Left with" suggests that there was a stable government in the first place.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#3I'm surprised the last of the elected officials didn't call for foreign intervention, though I'm sure no country wants to go in there and fight the street gangs for control.
I think the US would have the best shot of restoring order (assuming the Hatian govt asked them). I would imagine no gang in Haiti wants to (or is even capable of) a ground war with the US Army, so the "intervention" would be 90% aid and 10% a show of power.
But who knows. I'm Monday Couch Quarterbacking this.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#4Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#5I'm surprised the last of the elected officials didn't call for foreign intervention, though I'm sure no country wants to go in there and fight the street gangs for control. I think the US would have the best shot of restoring order (assuming the Hatian govt asked them). I would imagine no gang in Haiti wants to (or is even capable of) a ground war with the US Army, so the "intervention" would be 90% aid and 10% a sh…
They did, back in October: https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-united-nations-port-au-...
As you say, no country wants to get involved. The US would be the most capable power in the area, but it’s almost impossible to imagine that ending well.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#6Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
They chose completely different futures.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#7Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
As someone who has a large amount of Dominican family and friends, they would never want that. They are so far apart in terms of their culture, values, standards, and overall way of life. Dominicans want nothing to do with Haiti. Haiti wants nothing to do with setting standards for themselves.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#8Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
As someone who has a large amount of Dominican family and friends, they would never want that. They are so far apart in terms of their culture, values, standards, and overall way of life. Dominicans want nothing to do with Haiti. Haiti wants nothing to do with setting standards for themselves.
That may be true, but I'd also be interested in hearing the best argument for the alternative.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#9Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
> Maybe Haiti the Dominican Republic should be a single country
Why would the neighbor which is also poor take on that burden? The USA are wealthy, maybe they should annex Haiti instead.
Re: Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who has a large amount of Dominican family and friends, they would never want that. They are so far apart in terms of their culture, values, standards, and overall way of life. Dominicans want nothing to do with Haiti. Haiti wants nothing to do with setting standards for themselves.
That may be true, but I'd also be interested in hearing the best argument for the alternative.
If you find one--that is coming from someone who actually lives in the Dominican Republic--let me know. I'd be interested in hearing it.