[Sir Taliesin]

Originally posted by Djinn Raffo: You do realize that this is the second rebellion in Haiti.. and that the first was stopped with US intervention and left with Aristide remaining in power only due to US support? You ask if those people are wrong to overthrow their government.. Yet ten years ago your country decided that they were wrong to overthrow their government and acted to keep scumbag Aristade in power. Just some perspective on Haiti. [/QB]

Actually, in the Mid 90's we restored a POPULARILY ELECTED Aristide to his rightful place after he was overthrown in a military coup. Since then Aristide has shown that he has about as much business running a Govenment as Mugabe in Zimbabwe does. In the last elections in 2000, no one, not even the UN would legitimize the ballot procedure. Apparently the longer he was in power the more corrupt the Government got.

And I see today the the French are calling for Aristide to step down and an international force move in to police Haiti till a new Government can be installed/elected.

Also I, in no way said it was wrong for people to overthrow their Government. On the contrary, I think it is the people's responsiblity to remove a corrupt and despotic regime if they are governed by such a regime! I cheered on the Indian rebellion that happened in Mexico some years back. I also cheered the peaceful rebellion against the despotic so-called "Communist" regime in China in the late '80s. As well, the revolution that ultimately brought Yeltsin to power in Russia.

Davros, I hope for all your sakes that if ever we have a despotic regime take over the United States, that there will be some backbone in this country to pick up a deer rifle and go after said despotic ruler. Otherwise woe be to the world, because it's for sure no one else will try to do anything about it!
And I agree that currently, that is very unlikely to happen, but given some more 9/11s and who knows what we may face. It could be like the days of Rome all over again. What is it they say, Men who don't learn from History are doomed to repeat it.