at it again
Haitian protesters call for the ouster of President Aristide in Fort Lauderdale
When Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a 1991 coup d'etat, South Florida's Haitians hit the streets, calling on the U.S. government to return the former priest to power
"The same way [President] Clinton took [Aristide] back, we believe [President] Bush should step in and do what's necessary."
The president has spoken out calling for cessation of the riots.
He still has two years of a five year term since he was reelected in 2000.
We might presume that Aristde's election was no more valid than President Bush's but i don't think we should riot over it.
Things in the U.S. turned ugly shortly after his appointment by the Supreme Court. Riots were oganized during the recount process in order to prevent the election of Al Gore, who might have made a good president.
So, should we intervene? So far the nonsense (and killing) in Iraq has overshadowed most of what is happening in Central America and the Carribean. Afganistan seems forgotten as well.
I tend to worry more about chaos close to home.
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