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2003-04-26 International

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-26 10:40 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 250 U.N. peacekeepers! Or 40 U.N. officials -- that's even sillier. We have more police than that on duty in Philadelphia for a Memorial Day parade!

Let's just cut the diplospeak and talk Texan here: NO. France, go fix it unilaterally. And, no, Jacques will NEVER be invited to the ranch.

Posted by Tom 2003-04-26 11:08:11|| 2003-04-26 11:08:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Peacekeepers aren't really police, and as such, won't be able to keep the "peace" when hostilites are high, or are beginning to ratchet up several notches.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-26 12:28:36|| 2003-04-26 12:28:36|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC, the "rebels" are muslim, and France has been backing them in their actions against the secular government. This is just another place where radical Islam is getting into the act and "conquering" another non-Islamic nation. If I were a Christian or Jew in the Ivory Coast, I'd be making tracks.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-26 12:41:47|| 2003-04-26 12:41:47|| Front Page Top

#4 OP, if I were a Christian or Jew in the Ivory Coast, I'd be learning how to handle a rifle properly, followed by careful schooling in basic manuever, fire and control, and anti-terror measures. I'd encourage all my Christian and Jewish friends to do the same, and I'd be reading every English-language book on these topics I could find.

Posted by Steve White 2003-04-26 16:21:56|| 2003-04-26 16:21:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Isn't there a UN team that has been unemployed for over a month now? Why not send them in? Just tell them to look for weapons - I'm sure they'll find something this time.

Posted by A 2003-04-26 16:55:15|| 2003-04-26 16:55:15|| Front Page Top

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