The Associated Press (AP) In the aftermath of the assassination, Biden has limited alternatives for stabilizing Haiti. The last time an assassination rocked Haiti was in 1915, when an enraged mob stormed the French embassy and murdered President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, sparking weeks of upheaval that led to a nearly two-decade US military intervention. The United States is unlikely to deploy soldiers in the event of President Jovenel Mose’s assassination in a nocturnal raid at his residence on Wednesday, as the era of gunboat diplomacy has passed. “This will get the United States’ full attention, and that’s already a major deal,” said Amy Wilentz, a Haiti expert who has written many books./n
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