Condelleza Rice and Colin Powell are both dangerous…
“Condelleza Rice and Colin Powell are both dangerous people. What they did in Haiti [2004 U.S.-backed coup that ousted democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide] is a good measure of it. They destroyed a democracy. They squelched loans that had been approved by the Inter-American Development Bank. They did everything behind the scenes, including arming the thugs that came to overrun the country. They're frauds.”
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U.S. actions in Haiti undermined democracy and empowered violent actors.
In simple terms: U.S. meddling destroyed Haitian democracy.
Question foreign interventions.
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When to use this quote
- policy analysis
- humanitarian aid
- international law
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Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards can prevent covert interference?
- How can democratic institutions be protected?
Complex geopolitics may have multiple motives.