The real problem with Haiti is that International efforts to bring about democratic reforms and government stability in the region are flawed. In a statement at Haiti's Hotel Montana, Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Luigi Einaudi, argued: "The real problem with Haiti is that the International Community is so screwed up and divided that they are actually letting Haitians run Haiti" (Saint-Vil, 2011, p. 1). This seems incredulous but what Einaudi means is that external forces trying to impose order on Haiti have failed to recognize the failed institutions and political processes in Haiti must be rebuilt before being left to their own devices. As Saint-Vil (2011) argues, "The proper solution for the problem of Haiti is creation of an international trusteeship, one that will allow for the institutions of the Haitian state to be rebuilt and to be made effective, prior to transition" (p. 1). However, another major problem is that the long history and unique culture of Haiti has given the Haitian people a strong sense of independence and nationhood. Any such transition program by the international community must also be one that "will be perceived as legitimate by the Haitian nation and not one simply imposed by outside powers" (Saint-Vil, 2011, p. 1). Yet Haitians recently orchestrated a sham election where $29 million was spent on election logistics but the names of those killed since the earthquake in January were not removed from electoral rolls.
Haiti under rule by Haitians has witnessed such election incompetence as well as a cholera epidemic probably imported to the island. The elections witnessed the people being denied a vote for the most popular part lead by Aristide, primarily because Aristide does not appease the international community. A Wikileaks cable revealed "obsessive, far-reaching U.S. campaign" to get Aristide out of Haiti (Herz & Ives, 2011, p. 1). Millions of
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