Executive Memorandum posted December 12, 1994 by Lawrence DiRita, Baker Spring
Clinton Defense Increases: Good Start, But Not Enough
President Bill Clinton on December 1 recognized publicly what
others have long known: America's armed forces are woefully
underfunded to perform the missions that have been assigned to
them. Clinton announced a plan to ask Congress for some $2 billion
in supplemental appropriations for defense in fiscal 1995 to pay
for peacekeeping operations in Haiti…
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Executive Memorandum posted September 20, 1994 by Lawrence DiRita
Now Comes the Hard Part: The U.S. Occupation of Haiti
Everyone can draw a sigh of relief now that U.S. forces will not
be invading Haiti. The loss of American lives that would have
resulted from an invasion has been avoided. Nonetheless, for the
first time in 80 years, large numbers of American troops are
landing in Haiti. Within several weeks, as many as…
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FYI posted September 16, 1994 by Lawrence DiRita
Aristide in His Own Words
(Archived document, may contain errors)
September 16, 1994
ARISTIDE IN HIS OWN WORDS
By Lawrence T. D1 Rita Deputy Director of Foreign Policy and Defense Studies President Clinton intends…
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Backgrounder Update posted July 29, 1994 by Lawrence DiRita
After Invading Haiti, Then What, Mr. President?
(Archived document, may contain errors) 7/29/94 231 AFTER INVADING HAITI, THEN WHAT, MR. PRESIDENT? (Updating Backgrounder Update No. 205, 'Think Again on Haiti," October 20, 1993, and Executive Memorandum No. 325, "Airistide Is No Answer to Haiti's Problems," March 13, 1992) "Democracy ... is not created…
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