19659: Walton: RE: 19638: Esser: Belated U.S. action sends poor message for dem ocracy (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: "Walton, Robert" <robert.walton3@us.army.mil>

Re: "By the time the White House announced it would send a military force to
the embattled island nation, Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand
Aristide, was on his way into exile. The administration urged Aristide to
step aside after putting off for weeks the decision to send troops to
support him."

IMHO, the White House decision was never about sending troops to support him
but to time the sending of troops to ensure his safe departure while
minimizing public upheaval.  I believe the goal was to help Haiti emplace a
government responsive to the needs of her people.  President Alexandre has
the opportunity of forming such agovernment.

Bob Walton