In 2021, envoy Foote started to work with this coalition, which was called the Montana Accord and eventually included some 650 organizations and individuals—labor unions, community organizations, Catholic and Protestant churches, women’s groups, chambers of commerce, and a range of political groups. The State Department ignored Foote’s efforts. His blistering resignation letter, made public in September that year, warned US policymakers: “I do not believe that Haiti can enjoy stability until her citizens have the dignity of truly choosing their own leaders fairly and acceptably.”

    • @sailingbythelee
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      38 months ago

      Totally agree. Let Haitians figure it out on their own with zero involvement from the West or any Western-funded entities. I’m sure Haiti will be fine just as soon as we back out.

      • Neuromancer
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        -48 months ago

        That’s the best way for America to deal with it. We just need to stay out of it. Leave our troops and tax dollars out of it.

    • DigitalTraveler42
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      38 months ago

      Lol, you are pretty naive if you think it’s that at all.

      Barbecue is literally named for cooking and eating his enemies, do you actually think any respectable country wants to play nice with that kind of guy? Also the guy is completely out to gain power, that’s it, and if the US was willing to deal with him in any positive way he would be singing their praises, because again, it’s not about revolution, this guy is a gangster, he just wants power and control, and legitimacy from the US would mean he’s going to win.

      Also the US has been largely hands off with Haiti for the last twenty years, the US/Haiti relationship is almost as complicated as Israel and Palestine, especially when Haitians make up such a large demographic in the US. Ever since Obama’s administration and the Red Cross scandal US policy towards Haiti has mostly been hands off, which Trump’s administration took drastically further, since Trump’s foreign policy is extremely isolationist, plus all of Trump’s racist and classist bullshit.

      The only Americans causing problems down there rn are criminal gun runners who are working with the criminal element of Haiti, namely Barbecue’s people, to take over the country, illegally and absolutely not democratic. Those criminal Americans should be arrested and tried ASAP.

        • DigitalTraveler42
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          38 months ago

          I don’t see anywhere where I whined about anything, but nice to see that you get triggered over anybody not having a completely delusional anti-US take.

          I’m just calling it how I see it, if your bitch ass thinks I’m whining maybe you should bone up on your f’n reading comprehension skills.