You KNEW THIS was coming….
The country is de-stabliuzed….
Exactly why their President was assassinated…
This is going to be a tough one for President Joe Biden who just pulled most of US forces out of Afghanistan….
Biden seems to be averse to sending military assets into harms way….
But?
A failure to act on this request is sure to invite other nation’s military assets to show up not too far from the American homeland….
Haitian government officials said they had requested that the United States send in troops to protect Haiti’s port, airport, gasoline reserves and other key infrastructure as the country has descended into turmoil in the wake of the brazen assassination of President Jovenel Moïse early Wednesday morning.
Fears have been growing that unrest in the streets and political turmoil after the attack could worsen what is already the country’s worst crisis in years. Haiti is plagued by political intrigue, gang violence, a public health crisis driven by the pandemic and difficulties delivering essential international aid.
The Haitian minister of elections, Mathias Pierre, said the request was made because President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken had promised to help Haiti.
A deputy State Department spokeswoman, Jalina Porter, told a news briefing on Friday that she could not confirm such a request. The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, did say that the United States would be sending senior F.B.I. and homeland security officials to Port-au-Prince “as soon as possible” to determine how best to assist Haiti.
Haitian authorities have said the assassination involved “foreign” forces, and the police have identified more than two dozen people involved in the assassination of the president, including 26 Colombians and two Americans of Haitian descent.
Mr. Pierre, the minister of elections, said the country had already been facing a large problem with “urban terrorists” who might use the opportunity to attack key infrastructure in the country while the police are focused on their manhunt.
“The group that financed the mercenaries want to create chaos in the country,” he said. “Attacking the gas reserves and airport might be part of the plan.”….
Note…
This will involve setting a clear mission and timetable for the military and most importantly Biden to get action….
First Update….
No US troops ….
Probably the FBI and American cops to do recon….
Columbian ex-soliders shooters…
More to come…
Oh, and some Haitians do NOT want US Troops….
Which some feel would be a power grab by some political activists in that country, who remember a terrible UN ‘peace’ time that left a bad history…The country is supposed to have new elections in Sept.
Intellectuals and members of Haiti’s civil society quickly criticized a call by Haitian officials for the United States to send in troops, citing earlier interventions by foreign powers and international organizations that further destabilized Haiti and left a trail of abuses.
“We do not want any U.S. troops on Haiti’s soil,” Monique Clesca, a Haitian pro-democracy activist and former United Nations official, said in a post Friday on Twitter. “The de facto prime minister Claude Joseph does not have any legitimacy to make such a request in our name. No, No & No.”…
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Ok….
As expected….
FBI and Homeland Security People will fly into Haiti per their request…
As I have explained….
Haiti does NOT have good memories of foreign troop stays in their country….
And Biden isn’t the guy to just sent military assets anywhere…
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