I thought the United Nations was, you know, “effective”. And I thought Canada was making a gangbuster difference over there in Haiti. That’s what the liberals tell us.
But, says an article in this morning’s Chicago Tribune, UN force unable to stem violence in chaotic Haiti. Good thing they aren’t in control of anything bigger and more chaotic.
Ten years ago, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide disbanded the Haitian army, which was known for toppling governments and slaughtering opponents.
Today, scores of ex-soldiers armed with aging M-1 rifles and other weapons control this coastal city and much of Haiti in defiance of the U.S.-backed government led by interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue.
Although an illegal force, the ex-soldiers guard roadblocks, patrol sleepy streets and arrest criminals with unchallenged authority in Petit-Goave, 40 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. One self-styled army commander said his forces are the only ones who can bring order to violence-scarred Haiti.
“We are mobilizing throughout Haiti to take matters into our own hands,” said Remissainthe Ravix, whose soldiers rolled into Petit-Goave in August. “Without security, there is no life. We can’t tolerate this situation.”
[…] “The [security] situation is really embarrassing. It is of great concern to us,” said Adama Guindo, resident coordinator for the United Nations (news – web sites) in Haiti.
[…] Latortue … and others have criticized the UN for failing to stop the violence or disarm the various militias. Only about 6,500 of the 8,300 UN troops and police promised in April have arrived in Haiti.
“The UN has completely abrogated its responsibility and its mission in Haiti,” said Alex Dupuy, an expert on Haiti at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
David Beer, a Canadian who commands the 1,200-member UN police force in Haiti, acknowledged that UN peacekeepers initially were unprepared to face “guerrillalike tactics.”
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