, Columnist
Ending Chaos in Haiti Is Not a Job for U.S. Troops
Washington can assist on civil aid, but any military intervention should be left to other Western Hemisphere nations.
Haiti’s insecure security forces.
Photographer: Valerie Baeriswyl /AFP/Getty Images
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The assassination of Haiti’s beleaguered president, Jovenal Moise, allegedly by a posse of Colombians and Haitian-Americans, leaves that ill-starred country in turmoil yet again.
Two different prime ministers are claiming power; the first lady is recovering from gunshot wounds in a Miami hospital; and Moise’s security detail is under investigation for allegedly failing to lift a finger to defend him. Armed gangs are roaming the streets as civil order — never strong in Haiti — is breaking down at an accelerating pace.