16012: Karshan Re: 16010: Goodman re military (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: MKarshan@aol.com

It was President Aristide, and President Aristide alone, with the support of
Oscar Arias and others, who laid down the military.  It was never the idea or
the action of the U.S. government.  To the contrary, the US plan was to keep
the Army and make a civilian police force made up of a couple of thousand Army
guys as well.  Until this day I do not believe the US supports the absence of
the army.