President Bush Urges Haitians to Reject Violence
Remarks by the President on Haiti
The South Grounds
1:05 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: President Aristide resigned. He has left his country.
The Constitution of Haiti is working. There is an interim President, as
per the Constitution, in place.
I have ordered the deployment of Marines, as the leading element of an
interim international force, to help bring order and stability to
Haiti. I have done so in working with the international community. This
government believes it essential that Haiti have a hopeful future. This
is the beginning of a new chapter in the country's history.
I would urge the people of Haiti to reject violence, to give this
break from the past a chance to work. And the United States is prepared
to help.