American Involvement in Haiti

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This paper discusses American's involvement in Haiti and the role of President Aristide in the problems of the country. It discusses why America's political ends did not work after a successful peaceful military intervention in Haiti and why bringing Aristide back was a strategic failure. The paper argues that everything failed because there was no true peace between the United States and Haiti, which indicates there was poor leadership on both sides. The paper also looks at industry and benchmarking in Haiti.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background
Key Points
Analysis
Recommendations
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Companies and corporations must research a program prior to implementation to ensure it will be successful, and to determine any potential failures. Companies realize a successful process at another company does not guarantee the program will work in every business model. Research is a diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories or applications. Benchmarking is a way to compare how one company does business with another in the same industry. Benchmarking occurs when a company wishes to develop new plans and ideas and wishes to see how other like companies has been successful. Benchmarking requires many hours of research to determine the risks associated with implementing the processes and removes the stigma of "it has always been done this way" while allowing for a variation to problem solving. It uses a review of best practices and though costly, the benefits will outweigh the costs. By using benchmarking practices, companies can implement new and improved business practices and develop plans which will help them succeed."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ("Invasion, Intervention, "Intervasion": A Concise History of the US Army in Operation Uphold Democracy - Walter Kretchik, Robert Baumann and John Fishel. US Army Command and Staff College Press Article, 1998")
• UA 610 .H2 H45 2000 Helis, James A. Haiti: A Study in Canadian-American Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army War College, 2000.
• Margaret Daly Hayes and Gary F. Wheatley, ed., Interagency and Political-Military Dimensions of Peace Operations: Haiti--A Case Study (Washington: National Defense Univ. Press, 1996), pp. 37-41.
• GIBBINGS, Thomas, Hurley, Donald, Moore. (1998). Interagency Operations Centers: An Opportunity We Can't Ignore. Accessed January 22, 2008, from http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/98winter/moore.htm
• United States Atlantic Command (USACOM), Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY: US Forces in Haiti (Norfolk, Va.: USACOM, 1997), p. 8.

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