I've been to some strange places on LSD, but never to Haiti...
Marines have been to Haiti before:
Our countries have had a special relationship, not always good, ever since the former French colony's slaves successfully revolted in 1803.
That musta been their 'deal with the devil' - going against big business that enslaved and exploited them. Just fucking die, Robertson. Yeesh.
From 1915 to 1934, U.S. Marines occupied Haiti to protect our business interests. In the '60s, we winked at the repressive government of President Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier; in 1986 we helped arrange the exile of "Baby Doc," the son who succeeded him.
In 1994, a multinational force led by U.S. soldiers reinstalled former parish priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president. But by 2004, Aristide was accused of rampant corruption, and U.S. Marines arrived to maintain order as he was forced into exile.
This time they're going there to help the Haitians.
This is an excellent use of our military might and our tax dollars that pay for it. For once.
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