The U.S. had an interest in beating a hasty retreat and letting the situation deteriorate. In so doing, it strengthened its position in relation to the other friends (France, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina), and weakened Haiti’s economy as well as political power, creating the conditions necessary to justify a U.S.-led military invasion and U.S.-dominated restoration of democracy.
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The U.S. had an interest in beating a hasty retreat and letting the situation deteriorate. In so doing, it strengthened its position in relation to the other friends (France, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina), and weakened Haiti’s economy as well as political power, creating the conditions necessary to justify a U.S.-led military invasion and U.S.-dominatedrestoration of democracy.
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