Clinton Administration Policy Toward The Caribbean Country Of Haiti :: William Jefferson Clinton Essays

Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti     The topic for this paper is the United States insurance towards theCaribbean country of Haiti during the Clinton administration. The subjectswhich provide be discussed are the issues of Refugees, Foreign Aide as well ashuman rights the United States involvement in Haiti issues of nationalinterests. What will also be examined is what the Clinton administration tryingto achieve concerning Haiti. What the United Nations and the U.S. roles were,and what the public thought was concerning these issues. Also why the UnitedStates was involved with the internal dispute of a third world country where thenational interest was not clearly defined. The issue of why was it or was notso important for the United States to commove troops to Haiti will also bediscussed. The problem in Haiti was the pro democratic elected presidentAristide was exile from Haiti during a military coup. Several issues arose ou t(a)of Haiti after the exile of Aristide. Issues of human rights there werereports that the new regime brought back "death squads" killing people whoopposed the new leaders. One of the main targets of the Clinton form _or_ system of governing is agroup called the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti of FRAPH. Theadministration has targeted this group for their continued backing and supportof General Cedras, for their human rights violations.     Issues of , refugees illegally trying to lay the United Statescreating an economic burden on much of south Florida. All of these issues aroseduring president renders term in office. The Bush administration was to turnback the refugees. The Bush administration saw no vital national interest inconcerning it self with the internal problems of Haiti ,because there were somany problems at home in the United States, other than to turn the refugeesaway from south Florida. When president Clinton took over t he office of thepresidency he would become very indecisive and weak on the issue of Haiti.     President Clinton began badly on Haiti. With his continual indecisionand lack of any real back bone to the policies which were decided upon. "First,he gave charge of his form _or_ system of government to Bush administration holdovers who over theprevious year had made clear their intent to construct in Haiti a version ofdemocracy that left the president in exile but with an Aristide - appointedprime minister and cabinet. This tortured scenario was doomed to failurebecause over two thirds of the Haitian people equated democratic governmentwith the return of Aristide and no arrangement that excluded his presence could