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Article: Haiti's History of Isolation Makes U.S. Task Harder
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- The Washington Post
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- July 25, 1994
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The United States finds itself virtually alone struggling with
the Haitian crisis.
A handful of tiny Caribbean nations have agreed to shelter a
few thousand refugees. But not one major political ally or trading
partner in the Western Hemisphere has stepped up to help. In a joint
statement yesterday, three of six Central American countries said
they might take in Haitians. The other three said they would not.
Slippery promises are all that President Clinton gets when he
seeks recruits for a peacekeeping force; none seems willing to join
an invasion to oust the military leaders who seized power in 1991.
Panama's president-elect, Ernesto Perez Balladares, explained
the lack of support ...