France's 'Expertise' on Haiti

While the Frogs sniffle and yap about "US involvement" in Haiti, remember this:

In 1825, in return for recognising Haitian independence, France demanded indemnity on a staggering scale: 150 million gold francs, five times the country’s annual export revenue. The Royal Ordinance was backed up by 12 French warships with 150 cannon.

The terms were non-negotiable. The fledgeling nation acceded, since it had little choice. Haiti must pay for its freedom, and pay it did, through the nose, for the next 122 years.

The rest of the story is here.

The French, long known as haughty, better known as 'frogs,' are not exactly role-models, eh?

HT: MWBH