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#234: This Week in Haiti 17:20 8/4/99 : Sinai replies to Dorc
From: Joshua Sinai <jsinai@erols.com>
To Kathy Dorce,
I appreciate your concerns about "Big Power" intervention in a country, and
agree that the ideal situation would be for Haiti to manage its own
affairs, including the security situation, as an independent and sovereign
country. I would, however, like to offer two points of correction. First,
the intervention in Haiti was implemented by a Democratic administration,
which was concerned about improving the situation in Haiti. It was a
Republican administration that pursued the anti-Sandinista campaign in the
1980's. Second, the Republican-controlled Congress is not particularly
keen on any American involvement in Haiti, and in fact was opposed to the
September 1994 intervention to restore Aristide to power.
I am curious to know what possible interests might motivate American big
business to influence U.S. policy in Haiti?
Otherwise, I'm in agreement with your position.
Joshua Sinai