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Are there any sources that describe the imperialist economic and/or geopolitical bonanza that the US would gain from invading and occupying Haiti in 2023? Like, at least with the Iraq War people could chant "NO BLOOD FOR OIL" as a fun slogan even if the actual reasons were more insidious than invading to load up all the oil and ship it back to the US. But at this point, what economic or geopolitical profit would the American Empire be squeezing out of a failed warlord state with a major intervention, even if you assume all of Haiti's problems were directly and unilaterally caused by them in the first place? Edit: And just to make it clear, I don't believe sending troops to a country to "fix" it is a good idea, I'm just wondering which shadowy capitalist cabal will be making out like bandits once the US kicks rear end and takes names. I don't think Chiquita has the same pull nowadays. Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 07:10 on Dec 27, 2022 |
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I thought it was obvious it was a facetious response to all of the conspiratorial posts upthread when I added "fun slogan" and the Chiquita reference, but I guess Poe's law strikes again. Although I do genuinely agree with them that the US shouldn't be sending troops there, since the existing track record is pretty terrible. And I am genuinely curious about any sources people have regarding the motivations for the US to invade Haiti for mercantilism reasons that aren't Russia Today or tankie Twitter accounts. There's not even the Cold War ideological reason that Haiti is being overrun by commies.
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Marenghi posted:They retain the same imperial interests that lead to the US involved 2004 coup against the democraticaly elected leader of the day. Which are essentially the same geopolitical reasons for all US interference in the Carribean. They do not want a leftist Haiti which becomes aligned with Cuba or Venuezula. They view the carribean and latin america et al as their backyard which is within their right to keep the states of the region under US hegemony. Thank you for providing these links, which do explain America's business interests in Haiti. I am not surprised that American diplomats pressure weaker governments to further American interests at the expense of their own people, but I don't think Fruit of the Loom has the political juice to sponsor the military occupation of the country.
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Why Can't This Be Love is pretty terrible.
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