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| Pentagon Objects To U.S. Peacekeepers |
| 2002-05-03 |
| The U.S. Defense Department continues to oppose a State Department proposal for the deployment of U.S. troops to serve as peacekeepers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hope Rumsfeld holds his ground on this one... Administration sources said senior Pentagon officials have warned President George Bush against sending U.S. troops to serve in any international peacekeeping force. The administration is considering a United Nations and European Union proposal to form a peacekeeping mission that would separate Israeli and Palestinian forces and impose a ceasefire. Belgian troops. Think Belgian. And Luxembourgois. A proposal for a limited U.S. military presence has been supported by the State Department, the sources said. But the Pentagon has objected, saying U.S. military personnel is stretched and the American presence would draw attacks from Islamic insurgents. Or use State Department troops. Mobilize the 335th Heavy Strongly Worded Statement Brigade. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |