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| U.S. Marines to Reach Haiti in Afternoon |
| 2004-02-29 |
| U.S. Marines, the first wave an international peacekeeping force, will arrive in the Haitian capital Sunday afternoon, a U.S. official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, would not say how many troops were expected in the speedy deployment ordered President Bush ordered only hours after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled a rebel uprising. He resigned under pressure from the United States and France, the former colonial power. Saw his lawyer on Fox saying that Aristide had left but had not resigned. Woner how much of the treasury left with him. Haiti’s capital erupted in chaos after Aristide left on an executive jet early Sunday. His supporters fired at random into crowds. Supermarkets and pharmacies were looted. People on the streets were robbed. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #8 Anyone know when the UNSC voted to authorize this? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-29 10:43:57 PM |
| #7 enough sober Not necessarily necesary. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-29 7:52:14 PM |
| #6 Somewhere, today, I read that Candian commandos were securing the airport for them! One really doesn't know....... |
| Posted by: Sherry 2004-2-29 7:40:14 PM |
| #5 How would we just happen across enough sober marines in a barracks on a Sunday to complete this mission? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-29 7:13:43 PM |
| #4 DO you get the feeling that the marines were embarked and ready to go for as soon as Aristide left? If they come by ship, - I wouldn't want to fly in there - we'll know that the fix was in. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-29 7:10:41 PM |
| #3 Where's Chesty Puller when you need him? |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2004-2-29 6:23:22 PM |
| #2 Let's see... former French colonial region... just like the Ivory Coast. Hmmm. Stinky cheese. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-2-29 6:10:59 PM |
| #1 This is Haitian Intervention I(a). in your FMF guidebook. Little likelyhood of resistance, big man gone, the usual chaos. Use discretion. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-29 5:17:10 PM |