The U.S. response to these problems has two wings. One involves setting up an unannounced naval blockade. Its existence was hinted at March 24 when Haitian sailor Jean-Robert Cinéus tried to get to La Gonâve, a fairly large island close to Port-au-Prince, but was turned back by U.S. Marines in a Zodiac boat from a U.S. Navy vessel stationed in Port-au-Prince Bay.

Google-search turns up thousands of articles and TV reports on how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol, the Coast Guard and the U.S. government in general are preparing to deal with large numbers of fleeing Haitians.

The second involves an opinion piece in The Washington Post published March 25 by former U.S. ambassador to Haiti James B. Foley entitled “The United States will have to intervene in Haiti.” Foley was the ambassador in 2004 when the coup against Aristide was organized. Foley often provides the authoritative, near-official U.S. comments for TV and other media reports on conditions in Haiti.

Whatever the scenario, anti-imperialist forces need to be ready to oppose U.S. [re]intervention in Haiti.