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2004-03-10 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-10 12:53:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jerry the Turtle? This is a prime minister?

Posted by mojo 2004-3-10 1:07:02 AM|| 2004-3-10 1:07:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, it makes sense to me... I 'member something about this from my distant childhood. Y'see there was this other guy who didn't conserve himself, was in a big hurry all the time. Stealing this and swindling that. His name was Harestide. And then one day... Well, I can't recall all the details, but suffice it to say that the turtle outlasted the hare.

Posted by .com 2004-3-10 1:31:55 AM|| 2004-3-10 1:31:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 How many times has the USMC been down there to straighten that mess out in the past 100 years?
Too bad we can't send Chesty again.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-3-10 7:37:14 AM|| 2004-3-10 7:37:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yvonne Neptune? LOL! Is this Pirates of the Carribean or what?

BTW JerseyMike---Chesty and his Marines are busy right now:

[...]
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded by
The UNITED STATES MARINES.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-10 11:03:45 AM|| 2004-3-10 11:03:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I've done some googling, gone back to some of my 30+ history texts (I majored in history and polysci in college - kept my textbooks), and I still can't say for certain all the times the US actually sent troops to Haiti. They practically ran the island nation from 1915 thorugh 1934. That was an ugly time for both Haiti and the United States - Wilson's policy was NOT in Haiti's best interest, and not in the best interests of the United States, long-term. It was definitely an "unly American" occupation. Unfortunately, leaving only set the Haitian people up for the next series of dictators which they seem to grow as easily as tropical vegetation. It would be nice, this time, if the United States helped the Haitian people develop an economically and politically sound government that would break the cycle of violence.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-10 2:31:23 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-10 2:31:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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