Hti: Not much hope held out for change in Haiti

It's a lengthy and good article. Here's an excerpt:

As U.S. Marines and French troops began trying to quell the chaos that has once again engulfed Haiti, political factions in Haiti as well as leaders around the world acknowledged what has become a historic reality: It won't be easy to force democracy upon the hemisphere's poorest nation.

The low expectations were evident even as Bush administration officials pledged U.S. help. "It's been a sad story for almost 200 years now," Secretary of State Colin Powell said on CNN of the former slave colony, which has seen more than 30 armed coups since it won independence in 1804. "We'll try again this time."

Haiti Democracy Project is of the opinion that for genuine change and progress to occur in Haiti, Haitians will have to do it. Well, 30 coups seems to indicate that Haitians need instruction in how to build a society in which they can thrive and progress. That means that Haitians should not be allowed to do it at the outset, but gradually as residents of a governerate.