Why did Haiti send some peacekeeping troops?

Haiti is located in the west of Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean Sea, with an area of ??approximately 27,800 square kilometers and a population of 8.304 million. Haiti is Latin America's first independent republic. But the country has been prone to turmoil throughout its history. Aristide was elected president at the end of 1990, but was overthrown by a military coup nine months later; with US military intervention, Aristide returned to power in 1994. After Aristide, who preached democracy, returned home, the Haitian people, who had suffered from long-term political instability and economic hardship, had high hopes for him. But from 1997 to 1999, Haiti had a vacancy as prime minister and the government fell into crisis. Haiti's legislative elections in May 2000 were boycotted by most opposition parties. In November 2000, Aristide won the general election. The opposition accused the election of fraud, causing serious opposition between the government and the opposition, leading to the resignation of the prime minister and a cabinet reshuffle. Since then, the situation in Haiti has been turbulent, and the people's lives have not improved. 75% of the people live in abject poverty, only 20% of the country's residents have access to running water, and the illiteracy rate is as high as 80%, making Haiti one of the poorest countries in the world.

In January this year, the opposition held large-scale demonstrations calling for the president to step down. On February 5, the opposition armed "Gonaives Resistance Front" captured the city of Gonaives. Violent conflicts spread rapidly and continued to escalate, leading to looting incidents. On the 16th, the anti-government armed "Haiti Progress and Development Front" occupied Lynch City, killed the police chief, dispersed the police and released the prisoners.

The international community has expressed great concern about the situation in Haiti. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he would send a team to Haiti to assess the humanitarian situation there. Representatives of the Caribbean Community are mediating in Haiti. The Organization of American States has agreed to send a police force to Haiti. The United States also announced on the 19th that it would send a military team of 3 to 4 people to Haiti.

Public opinion believes that although the United States maintains long-term friendly relations with the Aristide regime, considering that the United States is currently unable to escape from places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the possibility of the United States military intervention in Haiti again is very small. Under the current situation, the United States hopes that the United Nations, the Caribbean Community, and the Organization of American States will play a role in stabilizing the situation in Haiti. In addition, since Haiti's political and economic conditions have not improved since Aristide came to power, the U.S. government's disappointed attitude toward Aristide has shifted from silence to openness. US Secretary of State Powell even stated on the 19th that he would not rule out the possibility of Aristide stepping down. From this aspect alone, Aristide has no other choice but to cooperate with the opposition.