IS PRESIDENT CLINTON USING FOREIGN POLICY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES?
by Eric D. Butler There are few observers of the American political scene who give President Clinton any chance of avoiding a massive electoral defeat in the coming American elections. But, either by accident or design, two recent foreign policy initiatives may help to minimise electoral losses. While the American intervention in Haiti was not welcomed enthusiastically by the American people, the massive military moves to “send a message” to Saddam Hussein could prove more successful. There was little evidence to suggest that the military dictators in Haiti presented any threat to American interests. And if the American policy makers are so keen to impose “democracy” in Haiti, there are numerous countries around the world, which have totalitarian regimes as ruthless as that, which operated in Haiti. And there are grave doubts that the imposition of “democracy” in Haiti is going to solve the basic problems afflicting that country. But what about Iraq and Saddam Hussein, a tyrant built u
