"I wouldn't have sent troops to Haiti," candidate George W. Bush told moderator Jim Lehrer during his second debate with Al Gore. "I didn't think it was a mission worthwhile. It was a nation-building mission, and it was not very successful. It cost us billions--a couple billions of dollars, and I'm not so sure democracy's any better off in Haiti than it was before." President Bush, unfortunately, has "grown" in office.

Almost two weeks ago, the Bush administration announced that a "team" of Marines would be traveling to Haiti to protect the U.S. embassy. Today, 1,000 Marines are in Haiti; the number is expected to rise to as many as 2,000 within a few days.

"Part of our mission is to step in if we think there is a threat of bodily harm or deadly force to a (Haitian) citizen," explained one Marine. The Pentagon sees the mission as keeping the peace in Port-Au-Prince, delivering food and medicine, protecting American citizens, and ensuring that the nation holds elections.

President George W. Bush would be wise to heed the advice of Governor George W. Bush: "I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building. I think our troops ought to be used to fight and win war."

Though, to be fair to Bush, it's not exactly suprising he's has changed his position.