UN considering intervening in Haiti by sanctioning gang leaders and sending a multi-national force.

 

Protesters flee from tear gas. CBS News/AFP.

The UN will consider intervening in Haiti by sanctioning gang leaders and sending in peacekeepers. CBS News. The country has fallen into chaos due to the actions of gang leaders, one of which, Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier has cut of supplies of fuel, water and fuel. The UN has considered two actions to end the situation in Haiti. The first was to sanction the criminal gangs that are causing the problems. The second was to deploy an international force to improve the security situation and resume the flow of international aid. The first resolution will likely be passed this week, but it will take time to work out the details of the second proposal. Some members of the UN, most notably Russia, expressed concern about deploying troops to Haiti. The chaos in Haiti has resulted in many people trying to enter the United States illegally. 

My Comment:

Haiti is a mess right now and has been since the country has been created. Things now are a bit worse than usual as the gangs in the country basically rule it now. The government has limited power and is unpopular due to coming into power after the assassination of the country's President in 2021.

The gang leaders are pretty terrible people. They are using food, fuel and water as a weapon and so far it seems to be working. From what I understand they have as much power as the government, or even more. They are basically deciding who lives and who dies. The situation is now worse than Mexico, which is really saying something. 

But I don't think that an UN intervention will do much. The sanctions will be less than useless, just like the ones against Russia. Indeed, I rarely think sanctions do much of anything. What are they going to do with these criminals? Keep them from using banks? Stop them from buying products from the rest of the world? It won't do a thing. 

And deploying troops? Given that I doubt these troops will be engaged in offensive operations to kill and destroy these criminal gangs, I don't think much will be accomplished. Perhaps some humanitarian supplies might be delivered, but the deployment of these troops won't do much. The problem is that at most the troops will be in a defensive war and that's not a way to protect the people of Haiti. 

I personally oppose sending any support to Haiti at all. The country has proven itself to be ungovernable again and again. You could deploy the entire US Army and stay there for 50 years and I don't think you would see much in the way of improvement. And by doing so you would be wasting that money that could be better spent on other things.