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2004-10-02 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Steve White 2004-10-02 12:33:18 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

The troops will still not be allowed to use force against combatants.

~~So they're French?~~ Then what is the point of them being there, except to present more targets?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-02 2:14:24 AM|| 2004-10-02 2:14:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What a simple solution, all this needs to take. Let Darfur return to a duned arrid desert, let the migrants merge into their neighboring lands. Let those neighboring lands accept the refugees with open arms, or shoot them down like dogs at the gates; so we can get back to our beer and football!

Posted by smn 2004-10-02 3:20:25 AM|| 2004-10-02 3:20:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's see: 3,000 troops, modest African wages for a soldier ($300 a month??, with 90% raked off by the politicos), x 1 year is about $12 million or so. Double it for logistics -- heck, triple it. Wonder where the rest of the money goes?

Not to the AU forces. This from an AP release (cited by Fred):

"...Lack of basic goods _ including vehicles, uniforms and tents have kept a significant number of the existing force from even starting work, African and European authorities say. U.N. Sudan envoy Jan Pronk asked European nations last week to help with planes, vehicles, fuel and other needs, including planning." [emphasis mine]

So the intent is to add 4300 troops and police to a discouraged force that's already under-equipped, under-supplied and has to rely on the Sudanese government for aircraft fuel.

Isn't UN multilateralism wonderful...

Posted by Pappy 2004-10-02 1:49:53 PM|| 2004-10-02 1:49:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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