"It seems as if Cedras was paid to leave in time to save the Democrats' re-election bid," Campbell says.

Despite the possibility that American electoral politics" played a role in Aristide's return to power, Monestime says "most members of the Haitian Alliance are very happy and are willing to show their support for any means that establish democracy in Haiti."

But not all Harvard students agree that the U.S. behaved appropriately by intervening in an internal conflict in a foreign country.

"It's hard to believe that we risked the lives of American soldiers for a known Marxist [Aristide]," Campbell says.

Marie E. Ambroise '95, a Haitian-American born in New York, says Clinton can still win a foreign policy victory if he handles U.S. troop with-drawal correctly.

"The U.S. should withdraw as soon as possible and let U.N. troops, predominantly from Caribbean nations, replace them," she says.

"It's better to leave the country's affairs in the hands of Haiti and its [Caribbean] neighbors," she adds.

Ambroise, a member of the HRHA board, says she looks forward to a future in which it will be much easier to visit her family in Haiti.

But not all those interviewed say the country's future will be brighter when left in Haitian hands.

Campbell says that although he "hopes that things work out for the Haitian people," he doubts Aristide's ability to make good on his promises of fiscal improvement.

"The Haitians' love affair with Aristide will end when the country's economic lows are not reversed," he says.