Editor,
The recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti has led to a steady deterioration in the relationship between UN peacekeepers and the Haitian people. UN soldiers from Nepal have been accused of bringing the illness into Haiti.
Like many relationships gone sour, the breakup looks to be moving along slowly and painfully, and one party refuses to say goodbye. The Haitian people with their riots and attacks on UN soldiers have clearly decided that the love is gone. The UN, on the other hand, is acting like a jilted stalker.
If the UN ever had any good intentions toward Haiti to begin with, then now is the chance to prove it. The only solution to the war in Haiti is the immediate evacuation of UN forces. Breakups are messy, but sometimes they are for the best.
Muhajir Romero
UNM Student
