Twelve years after the departure of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries), the New National Party, led by Keith C. Mitchell wins control of the House of Representatives (parliament) of Grenada.
Postscript: As prime minister Mitchell re-established diplomatic relations with communist Cuba.
NOTES:
- So ended the U.s.’ 16th attempt at nation-building, bringing its total success/failure record to (successes, 1; failures, 16; and one toss-up).
- While “nation-building is a laudable goal, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for the united States says that “The [u]nited States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”; it does NOT state that “The United [s]tates shall guarantee to every nation on this planet a Republican Form of Government” [emphasis added].
[added 10/11/2025]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Doug Bandow, “Nation-Building’s Grim Record,” Orange County (California) Register, 25 April 2003, Local:7.
PolicyBrief#24 – Policybrief24.pdf
carnegieendowment.org/files/Policybrief24.pdf
Current U.s. National Debt:
