Haiti’s Army Is Making A Comeback 20 Years After Disbanding (HBO)

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июл 2018
  • Haiti hasn't had a military since 1995, when it was disbanded after a series of coups, brutal crackdowns, and an American intervention. But now, officials there say it's time for a comeback.
    Last year, President Jovenel Moïse declared that the Caribbean's poorest nation would be reconstituting its army, just in time for the drawdown of United Nations troops, who have been part of the Haitian security landscape for years.
    For the past two decades, responsibility for law and order has largely fallen to the country's National Police, a force that is heavily funded, and heavily vetted, by the U.S.
    According to official polls, the renewed army has the support of the majority of the population, where the U.N. is widely seen more as a force of instability and foreign control, rather than peace.
    But on a recent visit to the country, VICE News learned that many Haitians remain deeply skeptical of the plan.
    Mario Joseph, a leading human rights lawyer in the capital, Port-au-Prince, says the military brings back dreadful memories. And the decision by authorities to reappoint many of the original officers to the new High Command has only reinforced his concerns.
    "This is an army that was re-formed - that's it," Joseph told VICE News. "It's not a new army."
    The question facing Haitian officials is whether they can really make peace with the troubles of the past, or if they are simply hoping to turn the page.
    "I can understand, you know, for some people there's some concern," said Herve Denis, the Haitian minister of defense. "But I said, 'Watch us. You will see that we are doing the best for the country.'"
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Комментарии • 2,1 тыс.

  • @VICENews
    @VICENews  6 лет назад +107

    "This is an army that was re-formed - that's it," Mario Joseph told VICE News.
    WATCH More of CAR's child soldiers HERE: bit.ly/2uhds7W

    • @luisdejesus1218
      @luisdejesus1218 6 лет назад +7

      VICE News Please tell your correspondent in this video that the M1 Garand's that the Haitain Army were taking out of that container is a World War II weapon not a World War I weapon.
      Thank you.

    • @auraglasswerks4900
      @auraglasswerks4900 6 лет назад +1

      Why is it the poorest? Its called corruption

    • @guyc1479
      @guyc1479 6 лет назад +7

      You call Haiti the “poorest” but never mentioned why. Nice work, no wonder Trump calls you fake news...

    • @guyc1479
      @guyc1479 6 лет назад

      Aura Glasswerks guess they forgot that part, huh? Asswipes

    • @Pepe-em9gj
      @Pepe-em9gj 6 лет назад +7

      VICE News who TF do you think you are?
      I was going to give the "reporter" a chance until he opened with the same boring tagline all white reporters love to say about Haiti "the poorest country blah blah"... ...but you assholes forget to state why and how we became that way... how France stole our riches, how United States depleted our natural resources, how the Clinton collapsed our rice economy. How convenient to leave out we were THE FIRST BLACK Republic to fight for our independence. How we were once called the Pearl of the Antilles, how we produced a lot of the world's sugar, how we made the baseballs used in th he MLB in the 50s, how we helped countries like Colombia and Venezuela fight for their freedom, how we helped the US in war, how WE WERE TH E FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO ABOLISH SLAVERY
      The epitome of white privilege is how this little nobody prick can go to someone else's country and question a general on his need for an army....are you fucking kidding me. FOH
      🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

  • @jayfaisa6016
    @jayfaisa6016 6 лет назад +870

    I have no informed opinion or thoughtful commentary to provide on this particular topic.

    • @joavalgoli
      @joavalgoli 6 лет назад +51

      Good for you.

    • @jayfaisa6016
      @jayfaisa6016 6 лет назад +57

      Thank you.

    • @davidb5205
      @davidb5205 6 лет назад +137

      At least you're honest.

    • @leaveme3559
      @leaveme3559 6 лет назад +23

      Jay Fayza yup me too...and probably most of the people won't have no clue were Haiti is even located

    • @MmMRmaxim
      @MmMRmaxim 6 лет назад +62

      I respect you for making this mature comment, more people should remain quiet and not speak out about topics they have no real knowledge about.

  • @abelcompany1556
    @abelcompany1556 4 месяца назад +21

    This video aged well

  • @classycassie1118
    @classycassie1118 6 лет назад +425

    they are an island. They need a navy. But what they really need is an over haul of all the infrastructure. Over haul of government and education systems. Social programs. Jobs.

    • @Pepe-em9gj
      @Pepe-em9gj 6 лет назад +7

      Cassie Best Ever! Agreed

    • @LejunglerenardThejunglefox
      @LejunglerenardThejunglefox 6 лет назад +9

      Agreed. They should leave the Military to the US to take care of them.

    • @thebusrider7676
      @thebusrider7676 6 лет назад +47

      Lieutenant Sinopa this attitude of having to rely of foreign aid is Exactly why Haiti had been and still is so poor.

    • @blackstar19gammaburst85
      @blackstar19gammaburst85 6 лет назад

      Cassie Best Ever! Haiti??? Hahaha

    • @prozac.
      @prozac. 6 лет назад +2

      Cassie Best Ever! To bad it’s a shithole with corrupt government 😔

  • @user-qv8we9xy2j
    @user-qv8we9xy2j 6 лет назад +1031

    the commander is eating the budget of the Haitian Army

  • @gilet102
    @gilet102 6 лет назад +301

    Wow so many people hating. All I'm gonna say is Haiti has every right to build an army.

    • @ILovePancakes24
      @ILovePancakes24 5 лет назад +20

      they're just gonna coup again, they shouldn't be allowed to have one without permission from the us

    • @ltenclavesoldier9280
      @ltenclavesoldier9280 5 лет назад +13

      Haiti need fascism

    • @PIERCESTORM
      @PIERCESTORM 5 лет назад +4

      gilet102 nah their army sucks

    • @dainironfoot5198
      @dainironfoot5198 5 лет назад +33

      Have you seen their GDP? It's wasteful to be spending so much money on an effectively pointless military when there are literally people starving to death on their streets.

    • @ccl3361
      @ccl3361 5 лет назад +7

      Too many coups already. Please learn from the past!

  • @tamere88077
    @tamere88077 5 лет назад +97

    The training base you see at the beginning of the video was a former South Korean UN peacekeeping mission base. I was in charge of Civil Military Cooperation at the end of the South Korean mission we made an agreement with the Haitian government to hand over our base and equipment for local educational purpose I was suspecting this but yeap they changed for a military training base. Sad we trained dozens of local children for computer skills, construction skills , taekwondo even taught them Korean.

    • @maurogonzalez2999
      @maurogonzalez2999 3 года назад +4

      @Tom Evers m1 grand lol thats not a ww1 gun

    • @RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q
      @RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q 3 года назад +1

      @Tom Evers The M1 Grand first appeared during the Second World War.

    • @user-do5zk6jh1k
      @user-do5zk6jh1k 3 года назад +1

      @Tom Evers As weird as your responses are, at least you took their corrections seriously.

    • @user-do5zk6jh1k
      @user-do5zk6jh1k 3 года назад

      @Tom Evers Strange

    • @user-do5zk6jh1k
      @user-do5zk6jh1k 3 года назад

      @Tom Evers Yeah. We're talking about the Garand. I think they're just using it as a parade rifle, given that we use similarly old rifles in the US. Old battle rifles just look better when marching and their simpler geometry is easier to handle when tossing it around.

  • @Sallieri1
    @Sallieri1 6 лет назад +79

    Very brave people. Those who fought for their freedom even earlier than many other countries. Poor, and experienced with many diseases but strong enough to take it upon themeselves. I salute haitian people! Greetings from Poland. :)

    • @spiceguy2408
      @spiceguy2408 5 лет назад +3

      Horvat Lovren
      Are you a Croat?

    • @mixtapemania6769
      @mixtapemania6769 4 года назад

      @@spiceguy2408 he's a nazi, dont mind him

    • @mustaphamarseille8102
      @mustaphamarseille8102 3 года назад +8

      Poland 🇵🇱 actually fought alongside Haitians during the war with the French. Hello 👋 from America.

    • @itsolivier
      @itsolivier Год назад +1

      We still fight to this day like you in East Europe, keep up the fight for true democracy .

    • @ElizabethHome153
      @ElizabethHome153 Год назад

      Haiti definitely not a poor country, unfortunately Haiti wealth come straight to United states

  • @MrPickledede
    @MrPickledede 11 месяцев назад +7

    Colonel Jean Robert Gabriel lived in Brooklyn for many years before returning to Haiti in 2018. I was a coworker of his for 15 years. I have to say he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met and have ever worked with. We worked together at a home for adults with developmental disabilities. All the residents loved this man because he was kind and respectful to everyone. I consider him a good friend and wish him all the best and much success in reconstituting the Army of Haiti.

    • @TWE_2000
      @TWE_2000 2 месяца назад

      Is he still there? Last time I checked gangs now literally control 80% of the capital and prevented the prime minister from returning to the island

  • @Sun-Warrior1911
    @Sun-Warrior1911 5 лет назад +36

    I was born to Haitian parents that left in the country and came to America. While I may not have been born in Haiti growing up around my grandmother and learning about the history and culture of the first Black independent country hold special significance to me. I always promised myself that if there was anyway that I could help change Haiti for the BETTER in my future that I would. It’s the poorest country in the Caribbean and one of the poorest in the Western Hemisphere too and any hopes of the country getting back on its feet need to be evaluated by the government as well as the PEOPLE. Money makes the world go round and as soon as I’ve made something big about myself I’ll keep that promise to myself to revolutionize Haiti for my grandma!!!!

    • @mixtapemania6769
      @mixtapemania6769 4 года назад +2

      Keep at it man

    • @antonioantonio2880
      @antonioantonio2880 2 года назад +2

      Wowwwww i love you for that.keep that in mind cause we need it.Wowwww i impressed by your words.I only hope one day my country can have an army like US or Russia or China etc.Cause im tired of seeing other nasty army in my country.

    • @unclejeanmarie949
      @unclejeanmarie949 Год назад

      I hate when they said Haiti's poor ok Haiti's poor ok is poor stop stealing Haiti's resources some stupid keep repeating the same BS as them leave Haiti alone

    • @unclejeanmarie949
      @unclejeanmarie949 Год назад

      International failed Haiti please leave Haiti alone .Haiti will rise again justice for president Jovenel Moise

    • @Sun-Warrior1911
      @Sun-Warrior1911 Год назад +1

      @@unclejeanmarie949 Haiti can’t wait for international help. They’ve got to help themselves for themselves.

  • @juanc711
    @juanc711 6 лет назад +91

    I pray for Haiti, and wish them The most highs blessings for their success!

  • @jeromealan4818
    @jeromealan4818 6 лет назад +169

    You don't have to follow the American model of government for your country to be successful. I love my country, but Haiti can solve it's problems in different ways. Try something new.

    • @ajx9747
      @ajx9747 6 лет назад +12

      Jerome Alan to be fair America isnt seen as a successful country in most of the world

    • @vietnamesekidinthebushes2989
      @vietnamesekidinthebushes2989 6 лет назад +39

      You 3 are shills, America is the best country around. You're just too conditioned over privileged to understand what privileges you truly have. Be great, spread love not hate. God bless you, and god bless America.

    • @tamaiantama
      @tamaiantama 6 лет назад +3

      They had different approach before. Under Duvalier. And they failed.

    • @cody1212143
      @cody1212143 6 лет назад

      Jerome Alan to bad the presidents are spending it all on themselves.

    • @shyshy4273
      @shyshy4273 6 лет назад

      Jerome Alan yeah the presidential system sucks

  • @shidcat9322
    @shidcat9322 6 лет назад +265

    AK's are crazy cheap though

    • @huguesisabel4438
      @huguesisabel4438 6 лет назад +59

      Not when you're one of the poorest countries in the world though...

    • @shidcat9322
      @shidcat9322 6 лет назад +73

      Mayo- -Nez I'm sure a lot of collectors would pay top dollar for all those M1s.

    • @psychobergmuis6281
      @psychobergmuis6281 6 лет назад +2

      And arent modern weapons

    • @octaviog9059
      @octaviog9059 6 лет назад +28

      Yeah a standard regular AK-47 will cost you 200$ USD each and a regular M1 Grand will cost $650 -$1200
      USD so the AK is way cheaper, more reliable and overall a good weapon

    • @MustyMouse
      @MustyMouse 6 лет назад +20

      You guys... the weapons they're using right now are for parades. It's unlikely those are even real M1s. Probably just poorly looked after replicas from a JROTC somewhere in the midwest.

  • @tHustr4
    @tHustr4 6 лет назад +327

    When even dirt poor countries are rearming you know something's about to get bad...

    • @vonVince
      @vonVince 6 лет назад +84

      No: security in Haiti has been declining for years - the police is over-extended - when police require assistance that's where the military comes in.

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +8

      vonVince exactly.

    • @tHustr4
      @tHustr4 6 лет назад +4

      vonVince That's a terrible idea, just look at what happened in Mexico.

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +31

      No it isn't - that you are even comparing Haiti that seeks to have a very small military to help with national security to Mexico which has a large military and think that all poor countries who are seeking to help their national security are "about to get bad" shows that you are just being an armchair military type.

    • @creoleviking8433
      @creoleviking8433 6 лет назад

      Zarathustra Zarath that made me laugh!

  • @TheNickLavender
    @TheNickLavender 6 лет назад +21

    I'd say some collectors would like to take a look at those M1's lol.

    • @alexlumbard9154
      @alexlumbard9154 3 года назад

      they are cheap and can be bought for like 1250$ with the CMP

  • @bernard8793
    @bernard8793 6 лет назад +137

    Remember when the Haitians defeated the army of their slave masters,killed all the surviving forces,and defeated the French and English armies and after that gained independence before the us they did that with a army remember

    • @octaviog9059
      @octaviog9059 6 лет назад +3

      Very true

    • @guiller2371
      @guiller2371 6 лет назад +17

      They are not into wars. They just want to reinforce their country as an independent nation. It's strange they didn't have an army when every independent country has one.

    • @qv8281
      @qv8281 6 лет назад +3

      Jesus King not get invaded by the Dominican Republic *

    • @pepps779
      @pepps779 6 лет назад +22

      True, but the country endured severe turmoil on a continuous basis for centuries afterward. I mean they had multiple coups, revolutions, democracies, dictatorships, civil wars, occupations by foreign countries, failed invasions of other countries, etc. Basically, Haiti was a country that once it had freedom could not come to a consensus on what to do with it.

    • @josemondragon3464
      @josemondragon3464 6 лет назад +2

      Jesus King Costa Rica doesn't have an army and they're doing pretty good.

  • @chrischong6613
    @chrischong6613 6 лет назад +48

    All the reasons he gave are already police responsibilities.

    • @nkosistrainbullies5806
      @nkosistrainbullies5806 6 лет назад +3

      Chris Chong unless they go to war with the DR then you need a military. And police dont have the same responsibilities as a military would. Police state miiltary federal. Police cant go to war a military can. Police inforce certain laws wheras the military only inforce military law unless absolute martial law or martial law. There is a major difference between the 2.

    • @chrischong6613
      @chrischong6613 6 лет назад +5

      The DR isn't exactly a threat, and with the US so close by nobody's stupid enough to go around invading other countries. Given how extremely poor the country is, such funds can be better spent elsewhere. It's regional neighbour Costa Rica hasn't had a military since 1949 and it's been fine ever since.

    • @nkosistrainbullies5806
      @nkosistrainbullies5806 6 лет назад +3

      Chris Chong so are you saying they dont have a right bc costa rica is fine. Costa rica dont have the same problems Haiti has. The US never wanted this nation to have a military. Haitian are hated world wide. Lets get back to funds the French has stole billions also.

    • @Pepe-em9gj
      @Pepe-em9gj 6 лет назад +1

      NKOSI STRAIN BULLIES thank you! People love to talk as if they know the layers of underlying issues with Haitian politics, invasive American and French politics, financial bullying, etc.

    • @wilnotjoseph8246
      @wilnotjoseph8246 4 года назад

      @@Pepe-em9gj daji

  • @longzeng
    @longzeng 6 лет назад +88

    How can they say that an army can help with national disasters when the government was so corrupt and incompetent that millions still need help after the 2010 earthquake to this day

    • @joavalgoli
      @joavalgoli 6 лет назад +12

      Through the magical power of bullshitting.

    • @rparker1203
      @rparker1203 6 лет назад +6

      Long Zeng Flint, MI still doesn’t have drinkable water.

    • @DynamicHaze
      @DynamicHaze 6 лет назад +4

      Long Zeng wasn't the government it was the International partners that haven't done their part.

    • @DynamicHaze
      @DynamicHaze 6 лет назад +5

      Long Zeng also millions don't need help, lol you don't know anything about Haiti.

    • @nkosistrainbullies5806
      @nkosistrainbullies5806 6 лет назад +7

      Long Zeng bc hiliary stole the money. And you speak as of this currupted gov didnt watch people drown in katrina and by the way of which mosy of those families still displaced. You see you know nothing.

  • @TheZoeguy
    @TheZoeguy 5 лет назад +5

    Thank you Vice News for covering this. 🇭🇹

  • @dedeferreira98
    @dedeferreira98 4 года назад +6

    They have every right to have one. Each country should have one to protect its land. Good in Haiti!

  • @bilge677
    @bilge677 6 лет назад +107

    At least they know how to separate the army from politics.

    • @HeruEviscerated
      @HeruEviscerated 6 лет назад +31

      So they claim

    • @alistairkinnear8737
      @alistairkinnear8737 6 лет назад +17

      no they don't....just wait.

    • @petergeramin7195
      @petergeramin7195 6 лет назад

      Alistair Kinnear You Haitian?

    • @jugjivan
      @jugjivan 6 лет назад +2

      Peter Geramin probaly not. But he's no dumbass clearly.

    • @mkrump9403
      @mkrump9403 6 лет назад +1

      it seems they learn this lesson from their past historic Coup d'état.

  • @raul1899
    @raul1899 6 лет назад +387

    haiti is not the poorest country in the carbiean man... They are the poorest in the entire american continent.

    • @elfreakshow1999
      @elfreakshow1999 6 лет назад +2

      raul yanez cortes I thought so too, but maybe some of the newer countries in the minor antilles are poorer? Some of the smaller islands

    • @fidelliera2316
      @fidelliera2316 6 лет назад +61

      Ironically 🇭🇹 haiti was once the richest at one point ,wile it was a French 🇫🇷 colony

    • @gochoawas5755
      @gochoawas5755 6 лет назад +16

      fidel liera haiti is a shithole. no one likes haitians

    • @JESSICAPEREZ-bv3do
      @JESSICAPEREZ-bv3do 6 лет назад +19

      Markheef Dessal Lmao tell him

    • @Pepe-em9gj
      @Pepe-em9gj 6 лет назад +97

      fidel liera under slavery, then when we WON and TOOK our independence we were charged hundreds of millions of French francs. Then America came pillaged our natural resources. The country wasn't the richest in the Antilles because of the French...it was because of the land. The french didn't bring the land they brought slaves. Know the history before you try to talk that colonizer shit. 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

  • @UnitedEmpire
    @UnitedEmpire 6 лет назад +220

    Looks like knock off USMC uniforms

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +92

      That's because their uniforms are military surplus from USA to start with.

    • @mh3225
      @mh3225 6 лет назад +27

      no, those are not surplus uniforms of any sort. yes Empire, they are knock offs. The USMC would never in 1000 years give something that has the EGA in the actual pattern of the camoflauge to a foreign nation. Its cheaper to buy sets from China.

    • @marcusharrington5311
      @marcusharrington5311 6 лет назад +33

      Funny though because the US do give their surplus uniforms overseas...

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +39

      Marcus Harrington exactly. Being in Finnish military I've seen various modern American uniforms in our storage (we don't actually use them but in testing and training to compare with our own uniforms), none of which were "Chinese knock offs" but items delivered from USA as part of a deal - they are not something "USMC would never in 1000 years give" - it isn't their decision, but the government's; military supplies are government property, and it is the government that has the ultimate say in what is given as foreign aid/sold.

    • @fuzzX
      @fuzzX 6 лет назад +15

      If Haiti bought the uniforms, or US Gov. gave them to them, who cares.. But these uniforms are MARPAT (usmc using) even Saudi Arabia is using Desert Marpat. So shut your mouth up, and stop shitting,.

  • @samuelkiragu7416
    @samuelkiragu7416 4 месяца назад +3

    Lack of army has led to emerge of gangs😢😢😢😢😢

  • @sidhurinku
    @sidhurinku 6 лет назад +47

    So basically what they are saying is education, health services,industries,social reforms,poverty can go to hell. Let's play soldier soldier and pray for the best. Apparently we all know how the story ends

    • @bobdole27
      @bobdole27 6 лет назад +2

      The president is low key going to become a dictator... The police force in haiti is disorganized at best with each working toward their own self interest, however with a uniform army with much superior weaponry compared to the citizens, the government essentially will be able to rule with an iron fist.

    • @williamsam1381
      @williamsam1381 6 лет назад +5

      Vladimir if that was the real problem as nothing is stoping American warships from bombarding Haiti, they have no warships to intercept or reliable intelligence agency to pass on such info
      Your comments is considered null

    • @winters381
      @winters381 6 лет назад +1

      Vladimir Momperousse there is no way that the Haitians could ever win against the Americans.. Dumbest comment of the year

    • @thebusrider7676
      @thebusrider7676 6 лет назад +3

      Rinku Sidhu You didn't watch the video did you? They are spending little to no money on the army. They pretty much using old weapons and facilty the U.N. left. I am not one who favors war or militarism but a country needs an army. Even if it's a ridiculously small one with outdated equipment.

    • @thebusrider7676
      @thebusrider7676 6 лет назад

      Bob Dole yeah okay sure. I am sure these outdated weapons and 200 underpaid and over workerd guys are the big "army" that will take over the people.😒 You clearly know nothing about haiti beyond what you see in the American media.

  • @gameoflife4190
    @gameoflife4190 9 месяцев назад +4

    I love Haiti from Puerto Rico🇵🇷🇭🇹

  • @RyanBlockb5
    @RyanBlockb5 6 лет назад +83

    Feed and educate the people. 😑

    • @TheOtherOne122
      @TheOtherOne122 6 лет назад +5

      RyanBlockb5 they did say they’d be renting out there army. If it works that would be a s piece of income. That said it’s kinda scary to think of a country renting out their entire military. It’s a publically funded mercenary group

    • @RyanBlockb5
      @RyanBlockb5 6 лет назад +5

      TheOtherOne122 China will loan them more money than they can afford. Then use that debt to strong arm land from them. Most likely a port built with people from China. Influence them to vote in Chinas favor on international issues. It's working for them in Africa and Greece.

    • @gtas321
      @gtas321 6 лет назад +3

      How are they supposed to educate their people with no money? They have no major trade partners and have faced so many sanctions from Western countries that they weren't able to establish trade. Just in case you didn't realize, but the same sanctions that the USA imposed upon Haiti made the entire Russian economy to collapse. Russia, the second most powerful nation on planet Earth. Imagine what that would do to a developing country.

    • @neilnelmar8007
      @neilnelmar8007 4 года назад

      @@gtas321 yet they want to build an army

    • @GAZAMAN93X
      @GAZAMAN93X 4 года назад +1

      @@neilnelmar8007 blame France

  • @yourtrappedinmygenjutsu
    @yourtrappedinmygenjutsu 3 года назад +11

    They have no use for an Army in the traditional sense or at least the way this guy imagines. Hati is a small island, they need a strong Navy with solid MPs that work with local police etc Armys are typically occupying forces and they have no need for that.

    • @DonVinny
      @DonVinny 3 года назад +2

      going to invade the Dominican Republic like in the old days haha

  • @nkosistrainbullies5806
    @nkosistrainbullies5806 6 лет назад +14

    They got a right to have any army.

  • @varokaa7133
    @varokaa7133 3 года назад +23

    Haiti sounds like a really cool summer vacation country, palm trees, beaches, cool hotels and good laws. But boy was I wrong...

    • @RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q
      @RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q 3 года назад

      @@traitconnu Don't what?

    • @zoeboy3056
      @zoeboy3056 3 года назад

      Haiti got a lot of nice place for vacation u just gotta know where to go😂😂

    • @anpingzhu4368
      @anpingzhu4368 3 года назад

      This didn't age well... not at all...

    • @anpingzhu4368
      @anpingzhu4368 3 года назад

      @@zoeboy3056 probably not the presidential palace

  • @cheeher3212
    @cheeher3212 6 лет назад +15

    His last statement makes sense. Can't start an army with ppl who has no experience. That'll lead to bad results.

  • @devinpetersen2387
    @devinpetersen2387 6 лет назад +16

    A country without a army simply isn't a country.

    • @hotpopcorncake
      @hotpopcorncake 4 года назад

      How about structure and rules , providing social services first to it's people? The whole world feels bad for Haiti..No army is going to help starving people. Haitian have enough guns in beginning with..

    • @Freedom-qf5jf
      @Freedom-qf5jf 3 года назад +1

      Costa Rica is a country and they don't have an army

  • @IntelligentHorseworldofrandom
    @IntelligentHorseworldofrandom 6 лет назад +37

    Good job Haiti! 🇭🇹 I look forward to seeing a strong and mighty army to defend the sovereignty of your country! Very nice to see!

    • @neilnelmar8007
      @neilnelmar8007 4 года назад +9

      Hahaha they need strong mighty economy first, they are far from that since they can't even sustained their own police force

    • @mustaphamarseille8102
      @mustaphamarseille8102 3 года назад +3

      @@neilnelmar8007 a military will help stabilize the country which will allow safer investments in the country which will be good for the economy. It worked in DR, stop hating.

    • @joshuakotei6261
      @joshuakotei6261 3 года назад

      @@mustaphamarseille8102 this is not hating
      It's common sense Economy should be first or do you want haiti to still be the poorest

    • @mrquestion8398
      @mrquestion8398 3 года назад +4

      A army is NOT WHAT IS NEEDED THERE. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE A NON CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.

    • @gre894
      @gre894 3 года назад +1

      Defend what? There’s nothing in Haiti that anyone would want. This is a waste of funds that could be used to boost its dirt poor economy

  • @ashleyhyatt6319
    @ashleyhyatt6319 6 лет назад +9

    From Napoleon to the Duvalier family (and beyond), Haiti has been mistreated, mishandled, and forgotten. I truly wish that nation all the best for the future.

  • @jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290
    @jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290 6 лет назад +109

    We can't afford to pay the police so let's reinstate the army! 😀

    • @REPENTANCE_JEHOVAH
      @REPENTANCE_JEHOVAH 6 лет назад

      Jehbuhdieya Springfield hahahahahahaha😂😂

    • @jeandaniel2878
      @jeandaniel2878 4 года назад

      Shut up

    • @bookerhoward6326
      @bookerhoward6326 4 года назад

      Amor Isreal let’s try that in today’s society

    • @bookerhoward6326
      @bookerhoward6326 4 года назад

      Kish B. Honestly speaking the Haitians would have been fucked up if they didn’t pay the French to come and invade them since they heard about wah happen to there soldiers Yea I give the Haitians there props but at the same time you paid the French government to not come and kill your people

    • @neilnelmar8007
      @neilnelmar8007 4 года назад +1

      @@amorisreal8254 the men that are recruiting for this their army haven't the guts to fight anyone except Haitian civilians

  • @myownfashionclosetllc5108
    @myownfashionclosetllc5108 Год назад +2

    Sir, how can I create an army without the people having the knowledge? Haha, this is why the old civilians are imperative to teach the new ones.

  • @subscribeplease4875
    @subscribeplease4875 3 года назад +3

    Haiti has been independent for over 200 years yet nothing to show for it.

  • @usualplayer8837
    @usualplayer8837 3 года назад +6

    Well ngl this step might have backfired on the government considering the president just got assasinated

  • @DCC610
    @DCC610 5 лет назад +2

    One more word for my Haitian people, please do not let outsiders come in and create division amongst us. It breaks my heart that just in one video, you have 2 Haitian leaders of different rans, bashing the idea of the other. Its really sad. Lets not do thins in front of the cameras at least

  • @deaddan2148
    @deaddan2148 3 месяца назад +3

    This aged just about as well as Haiti did.

  • @rohan-cj8gg
    @rohan-cj8gg 6 лет назад +30

    You have my respect bro

  • @joavalgoli
    @joavalgoli 6 лет назад +64

    1:39 Well technically the Garand was created way after the First World War in the 1930´s and about 1 million were made before the "official" beginning of the Second World War in 1940 ,so that man needs a history lesson.

    • @ondrej3885
      @ondrej3885 6 лет назад +1

      Proud Portugalball THANK YOU !

    • @sthh4604
      @sthh4604 6 лет назад +3

      Yeah I noticed that too. It's sad he doesn't know basic military history.

    • @joavalgoli
      @joavalgoli 6 лет назад +14

      bob bobby Given the shit state of the country, there are more important things for the man to do than to research on the history of iconic 20th Century Firearms.

    • @nkosistrainbullies5806
      @nkosistrainbullies5806 6 лет назад

      bob bobby bc they havent had one.

    • @razr190
      @razr190 6 лет назад +3

      bob bobby so you know the service rifles of every nation during the world wars, including say, Hungary?
      not everyone is American, and this Haitian sure isn't.

  • @DarthVader_SithLord
    @DarthVader_SithLord 5 лет назад +4

    4:23 I saw Jean Claude's name lmao 😂

  • @Crangaso
    @Crangaso 3 месяца назад +3

    This video has aged hilariously in 2024

  • @Senura101
    @Senura101 6 лет назад +28

    It’s good to see the country standing by its own strength ! 👏👏

    • @bobdole27
      @bobdole27 6 лет назад +4

      Bruh they're going to return to Duvalier style dictatorship...whether thats a good or bad thing depends on the person...

    • @sdg954
      @sdg954 5 лет назад

      @
      It's gotten so bad they can't even provide there people with citizenship paperwork.

    • @joniesraphael2477
      @joniesraphael2477 3 года назад

      @@sdg954 say that to your mother

  • @Floki_631
    @Floki_631 6 лет назад +320

    ‘Army’.

    • @idkjeb
      @idkjeb 6 лет назад +7

      atombond yeh Hillary supporter

    • @roland3445
      @roland3445 6 лет назад +9

      imagine what we'd be doing if Hillary won. Like today, what would we be talking about instead of this orange hair pos

    • @juvnal
      @juvnal 6 лет назад +1

      What are you, some kinda anti semite?

    • @entertainment2483
      @entertainment2483 6 лет назад

      Jokers

    • @themac9677
      @themac9677 6 лет назад

      Globalist? You mean the people that have been robbing their nations dry?

  • @TheCool_Guy23
    @TheCool_Guy23 5 лет назад +2

    0:18 are those... M1 Garands? Jeezus that's ridiculously old tech

  • @belialuedke1880
    @belialuedke1880 5 лет назад

    Thanks a lot.

  • @Freedom1rn
    @Freedom1rn 4 месяца назад +4

    Look at them now 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MoxieBeast
    @MoxieBeast 6 лет назад +76

    very interesting story. separately, this interviewer looks like Seth Rogan and TJ Miller's lovechild, plus 1000x the handsome.

  • @gabrielkaplowitz596
    @gabrielkaplowitz596 6 лет назад +2

    This are m1 Garand, it was the main service rifle for the USA from ww2 to the Korean War, later used in reserve before it was completely phased out by the m16. You’d think an officer would know about the rifles used by his own army.

  • @TheRantingCabbie
    @TheRantingCabbie 5 лет назад +7

    Once dirt cookies hit the global market, they'll have a very powerful economy that they'll need to protect with their military.

    • @BeaJay477
      @BeaJay477 5 лет назад

      Wow Is that all you know about Haiti? Dirt cookies which was nearly 9 years ago eaten by a few hungry people. You should probably keep your nose out of other countries because your just feeding off of CNN bull and know nothing that is going on over there.

    • @rddtdx444444ex
      @rddtdx444444ex 5 лет назад +1

      @@BeaJay477 Man if I was a Haitian I'll definitely try to spread the Dirt Cookie industry across the world.

    • @hotpopcorncake
      @hotpopcorncake 4 года назад

      Or fried rats and eating cat market.

    • @hotpopcorncake
      @hotpopcorncake 4 года назад

      If I was Haitian I would make mud cookies cereal just add water. And you good to go..

  • @quentinevans9536
    @quentinevans9536 3 года назад +3

    God please help Haiti build its military to world might🙏🏾

  • @mikescarlett3186
    @mikescarlett3186 Год назад +3

    Yeah yeah make BBQ general! 😁😀😸

  • @ziljin
    @ziljin 6 лет назад +177

    I'd Haiti face them on the battlefield!

  • @WeekzGod
    @WeekzGod 6 лет назад +49

    I'm excited. The West Indies must take over it's own future.

    • @marlondavis1230
      @marlondavis1230 6 лет назад +4

      Other countries in the Caribbean already have their own armies. HAITI must take over it's own future.

    • @tamaiantama
      @tamaiantama 6 лет назад

      wimmisky Dominican Republic already had their future. It's the most well-developed country in Caribbean. It's GDI even surpass India.

    • @blackstar19gammaburst85
      @blackstar19gammaburst85 6 лет назад

      Foxtrot Delta by more than double

    • @ykmvp1870
      @ykmvp1870 4 года назад

      fa di no it doesn’t stop lying

    • @IamINERT
      @IamINERT 3 года назад

      @@tamaiantama No that is Barbados and Trinidad

  • @patrickm7754
    @patrickm7754 6 лет назад +424

    Give some Boy Scouts M16’s and they’ll capture that whole army within a day lol

    • @smokyondagrass2353
      @smokyondagrass2353 6 лет назад +44

      or the M16 will jam up on them

    • @nicholasbreecher9315
      @nicholasbreecher9315 6 лет назад +67

      smokyondagrass M16s are reliable if cleaned; the people who don't understand their reliability are the people who don't understand adequate maintenance.

    • @smokyondagrass2353
      @smokyondagrass2353 6 лет назад +13

      he didn't specify which variant on the M16 so i thought he was talking about the original one sent to Vietnam. and even with maintenance the original M16 was pretty unreliable. and since he's sending boy scouts i have little hope for that invasion of Haiti.

    • @Cannibal713
      @Cannibal713 6 лет назад +23

      Hell, the boy scouts here in Texas are easily better armed that that lot showed drilling. But what can you expect from Hati, its the poorest shithole in the hemisphere.

    • @nicholasbreecher9315
      @nicholasbreecher9315 6 лет назад +3

      smokyondagrass the A1 (the original) only suffered in performance so heavily because the DoD didn't actually teach soldiers how to properly clean and lubricate the rifles. In humid environments this is particularly necessary. As a result they developed comic book like cleaning manuals that actually still exist today because they realised nobody was reading the high-level reading field manuals sent out with the rifles and modified the basic entry training to include understanding of weapon maintenance. The M16 got a bad reputation because essentially the Army never thought to teach draftees how to take care of it....

  • @xzinjax8112
    @xzinjax8112 6 лет назад +8

    This looks more like a militia than an army

    • @MarioLopez-si8jb
      @MarioLopez-si8jb 5 лет назад +6

      Well it has to start from somewhere. Even America started with a militia before they became a big military force.

    • @mustaphamarseille8102
      @mustaphamarseille8102 3 года назад

      @@MarioLopez-si8jb Boom 💥, well said. Losers just need something to look down on to feel good about their pathetic existence.

  • @JKHGAMING
    @JKHGAMING 5 лет назад

    Goodnight Chesty where ever you are

  • @thedollpretty91
    @thedollpretty91 7 месяцев назад +1

    5 years later, it didn't work

  • @DSmith365
    @DSmith365 6 лет назад +25

    This is a bad look on ALL HAITIANS that leave their land and never return to help rebuild it.

    • @DSmith365
      @DSmith365 6 лет назад +1

      The potato so Haitian men are ignorant as well by YOUR simple minded excuse. Black Americans built the wealthiest nation known in history. So we know how to build a nation. Liberia we built when we left America and we provided the benefits immigrants from Haiti have been using to gain economic success here.
      You should be thank me, instead of trying to show your ignorance. Go home and secure your nation and stop running to other ppl land.

    • @TIDDLYWINKS1st
      @TIDDLYWINKS1st 6 лет назад +2

      Dark Black I'm so sorry if I offended you,my family members usually use my account.

    • @dwensmoline5778
      @dwensmoline5778 5 лет назад +1

      I’m 13 and my dad left to live in America now he is making a water business there all day and night I can hear him using a turning machine that automatically fill water bottle with water he made it all by himself too

    • @mustaphamarseille8102
      @mustaphamarseille8102 3 года назад

      @@DSmith365 other people’s land. Did we ever pay the Natives/indigenous??? You’re saying black Americans got up one day and said “let’s build America “? 😂 Lazy is the black Americans’ nickname, although it’s a stereotype.

    • @DSmith365
      @DSmith365 3 года назад

      @@mustaphamarseille8102 go het your money back from France, and then we can have a chat.

  • @xBloodXGusherx
    @xBloodXGusherx 6 лет назад +88

    Those boys can march though.

    • @TheOwenMajor
      @TheOwenMajor 6 лет назад +17

      They can't though.

    • @Carakav
      @Carakav 6 лет назад +11

      They're green. Of course they're not perfect. No one ever is.

    • @xBloodXGusherx
      @xBloodXGusherx 6 лет назад +2

      Owen Major go watch the ANA March or the Canadians then say that.

    • @xzinjax8112
      @xzinjax8112 6 лет назад +4

      They can’t even march half as good as the North Korean army lol

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +4

      Look here, we have a real armchair general in Owen Major.

  • @ikeswp4959
    @ikeswp4959 5 лет назад +2

    I didn't know Forest Whitaker became the general of the Haitian army 😂😂😂😂

  • @nazadeno7394
    @nazadeno7394 3 года назад

    Bon travail swat

  • @henryfondle725
    @henryfondle725 6 лет назад +16

    Those are M1 Grands from WW2 not ww1

    • @gtas321
      @gtas321 6 лет назад +1

      mcnuggets mikey The M1 Garand was built before WW2 actually.

    • @Murcia1061
      @Murcia1061 6 лет назад

      gtas321 Its still classified as a World war 2 era weapon

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 6 лет назад +1

      No shit Sherlock - slip of the tongue.

  • @nathandfilms3127
    @nathandfilms3127 6 лет назад +8

    A lot of you dot know, but after haiti gained its independence from France they were forced to pay France a tax just 20 years after. the tax was basically put in place because the slaves rebelled. They didn't finish paying that debt until 1947. France then sold all of haiti's debt to the united states (Citibank Based in New york). With the U.S in charge of receiving payment from Haiti they continued to loan them money further putting the country into debt. FRANCE & U.S caused all of this poverty. Greed and Corruption fuels it.
    How does France charge Haiti a FEE for gaining its independence!! They're Just mad the Haitians fucked up Napoleon and soldiers.

    • @VMohdude-
      @VMohdude- 5 лет назад

      John Buhl threat of sanctions and future invasions.

    • @lenormand7659
      @lenormand7659 4 года назад +4

      Napoleon was in France during the Haitian revolution and it is the yellow fever that decimated the French army...

  • @qolspony
    @qolspony 4 года назад +2

    Tree planting program. YES. Building more schools. YES. Building More Housing. YES! Making Haiti more Tourist friendly. YES. But installing an ARMY. ABSOLUTELY NO!

  • @satindersingh379
    @satindersingh379 2 года назад

    Carry on sir

  • @lanardfletcher1422
    @lanardfletcher1422 6 лет назад +25

    Good for Haiti!

  • @dudebro91-fn7rz
    @dudebro91-fn7rz 3 месяца назад +4

    Lol this aged poorly

  • @sarttee
    @sarttee 6 лет назад

    damn " whenever you get messed with politics, you know, you get killed. " knowledge bomb.

  • @juvenaldasilva4688
    @juvenaldasilva4688 4 года назад +2

    Greeting from Angola

  • @sabiolasoiro4569
    @sabiolasoiro4569 3 года назад +8

    I'm haitian
    Im proud of my country 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

    • @lolo.masterpiece
      @lolo.masterpiece 3 года назад +3

      Im haitian and proud but im not proud of my country. Haiti needs change

    • @t.8837
      @t.8837 3 года назад +1

      @@lolo.masterpiece Yes Haiti does need change after the 2005 earthquake everything falled apart in Haiti

  • @MF-LXRD
    @MF-LXRD 6 лет назад +6

    The way I see it. Its none of our business. Let them run things the way they see fit.

    • @Richking213
      @Richking213 5 лет назад

      blackstar ur dumb

    • @cosmickirby4793
      @cosmickirby4793 5 лет назад

      wimmisky
      Or we could not intervene and create a potential terrorist Group like the USA did to Iran and Iraq. Besides I think the army is there to prevent coups in the first place

    • @werewolfpubg4880
      @werewolfpubg4880 4 года назад

      wimmisky and steal our statuses made of gold like you did for “neg marron” when you came with your army to help?

    • @chris.3069
      @chris.3069 3 года назад

      @@werewolfpubg4880 what

  • @smokyondagrass2353
    @smokyondagrass2353 6 лет назад

    Sorry to be a stickler for details but 1:38 that's an M1 Garand which was only used during and after World War 2.

  • @IceColdKilax
    @IceColdKilax 6 лет назад

    When the Captain is more out of shape. Looks like he’s eating good.

  • @roxketroxket8398
    @roxketroxket8398 6 лет назад +17

    WOW Comment section full of hate hope i see Haiti flourish before i die🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

    • @Richking213
      @Richking213 5 лет назад

      thanks

    • @dainironfoot5198
      @dainironfoot5198 5 лет назад +2

      And we all know that the only way Haiti can flourish is with an expensive, pointless military :|

  • @notdarell6951
    @notdarell6951 6 лет назад +4

    Garand is WWII tho...

  • @ltk_xv72
    @ltk_xv72 5 лет назад

    Asking does a M1 Garand work is like asking if a fully restored Chevy Bel-Air work. Duh it works🙄

  • @Ace0486
    @Ace0486 6 лет назад

    Is that MARPAT camo the US Marines use ? Or is that like a knock off ?

  • @renevixamar3132
    @renevixamar3132 4 года назад +13

    My country forever I love my country I am really ahitian, I am a Christian God bless you my country amen, Jesus Christ you are my salvation and my light that I lack amen

  • @user-li8wi8uf5q
    @user-li8wi8uf5q 2 месяца назад +3

    THIS VIDEO DIDNT AGE WELL

  • @YusuphYT
    @YusuphYT 3 года назад

    “It’s not new at the highest level” exactly, new soldiers, new stations does not mean a new army with new intentions. That comes from above.

  • @Thomas-gq2tv
    @Thomas-gq2tv 4 года назад +2

    2025 Haiti will rise up......

  • @kobiadesina2878
    @kobiadesina2878 6 лет назад +7

    Ayiti peyi m :D Well not yet.

  • @dolfyparodies8309
    @dolfyparodies8309 6 лет назад +1

    They call a M1 Garand, a WWII weapon a “World War I weapon”

  • @rootin222
    @rootin222 3 года назад

    1:39 the garand lacks the closing hatch

  • @17dollarnigga16
    @17dollarnigga16 5 лет назад +4

    They also getting a navy. But the Kayak has not arrived yet.

  •  3 месяца назад +4

    Ha Ha Ha HaHa, look how that turned out VICE, but then you are BANKRUPT!!! 😝

  • @irishpotato3114
    @irishpotato3114 5 лет назад +2

    Sir WW1 weapon? That is a WW2 weapon M1 Garand

  • @cryptogetlow3821
    @cryptogetlow3821 5 лет назад +1

    Much love to HATI From San Francisco

  • @styveedouard2081
    @styveedouard2081 6 лет назад +4

    Maybe you don't understand white boy 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🎖🏆🥈🥉🏅🥇🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

  • @renevixamar3132
    @renevixamar3132 4 года назад +3

    my country forever I am ahitian From the Dominican Republic God bless you, amen

    • @IvanPlayStation4LiFe
      @IvanPlayStation4LiFe 3 года назад

      WTF is that. You are Haitian in the Dominican Republic.

    • @joniesraphael2477
      @joniesraphael2477 3 года назад +1

      @@IvanPlayStation4LiFe you sound surprise Haitian have been living in the Dominican Republic lol 😂

    • @SR-pb6wf
      @SR-pb6wf Год назад

      if DR immigration comes for you, you will say you are 100% dominican thar never been to Haiti, dont know nothing about Haiti 😂

  • @unitedcameroon1341
    @unitedcameroon1341 3 года назад +1

    I love Haitians because they know their history. They have fought all kinds of wars in the world.
    Another African country out of the motherland.

  • @j-xl6258
    @j-xl6258 2 года назад +1

    And now, today, in 2022 with insecurity in Haiti and the National Police incapabable of solving the problem, the people want the Haitian Military, but the international community, have blacklisted the Haitian Armed Forces.

  • @dopemafiaso9751
    @dopemafiaso9751 5 лет назад +5

    That Haiti Commander uses the budget for his mcdonald meal

  • @randompersonontheinternet4489
    @randompersonontheinternet4489 6 лет назад +5

    Those are some old ass weapons lol. Even ISIS has more modern equipment. They gotta at least upgrade to AK's or an M-16 to get anywhere close to "modern".

    • @kristoff0224
      @kristoff0224 6 лет назад +2

      孙悟空/SON GOKU/A.Z. did u watch the video idiot he clearly said it was for a parade

    • @randompersonontheinternet4489
      @randompersonontheinternet4489 6 лет назад

      kristoff desroses but did you hear them idiot, that they said that the whole army was only that small little group

    • @randompersonontheinternet4489
      @randompersonontheinternet4489 6 лет назад +2

      kristoff desroses also I'm not wrong, isis does have better equipment

    • @kristoff0224
      @kristoff0224 6 лет назад +1

      I'm pretty sure in the beginning of ISIS it started out with an small group

    • @keithlarsen7557
      @keithlarsen7557 6 лет назад

      Look here son, that there wood and steel 30-06 M1 garand got some real power to it. It'll knock a moose out. You don't need no 30 round clip when you're pushing 180 grain bullet at 2700 feet per second.

  • @Smallchannel-ui7js
    @Smallchannel-ui7js 5 лет назад

    You gotta start somewhere

  • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
    @tabasajustinjakej.7715 6 лет назад +2

    i hope they send those garands to the CMP when they retire those rifles and get modern weapons

  • @jessietoney8919
    @jessietoney8919 3 месяца назад +3

    Spoke too soon