The Biden administration has approved a $60 million military aid package to help Haiti quell violent gangs wreaking havoc in the country, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.
The package, the second the U.S. has approved for the Haiti crisis this year, includes mostly small arms but also some armored vehicles. The notification lists at least 80 Humvees, 35 MaxxPro infantry carriers, sniper rifles, riot control gear, firearms, ammunition and surveillance drones.
Where are the college protests to demand international action to address the humanitarian crisis in Haiti?
@Freedom762wks2W
The US should stay out of both the Middle East AND Haiti… and all foreign nations.
If the U.S. were funding the Haitian gangs there would be protests.
@LuminousBoarsPatriot2wks2W
I don't think people realize that there's no military to speak of in Haiti. It's the police - they are the first, last, and only line of defense for the people.
They need a lot more than 2,500 people. They probably need 50,000+ to keep order for the long term.
Why is the US rushing support against gang warfare in Haiti led by it's gang leader "Barbecue"? Let Kenya and everyone else take the lead for once. Haiti is a failed state. Nothing has worked before. The US has intervened meaning taken over the country three times and sent troops at other times. The point here is reality.
@Freedom762wks2W
He’s called “Barbecue” because he burns his victims alive
There needs to be a heck of a lot more urgency here to help these people. What an absolutely stunning country with beautiful people and a tragic history; they deserve better. Someone needs to step up and take the lead in helping Haitians.
Extreme adult version of Lord of the Flies. What happens when a culture collapses under the weight of poverty and violence without hope. Man's cruelty to man shows us the impact of protracted conditions such as those in Haiti.
It has reached a point that it requires force to meet force to reverse conditions. No one wants that job. It's maintenance of a bad situation that only leads to more maintenance with little to no progress towards peace.
Where else in history have we witnessed a population folded in on itself in such violence? What was the outcome?
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