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2003-03-09 East/Subsaharan Africa

Ivory Coastâs Rebels Attack French Troops

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Posted by Frank G 2003-03-09 08:52 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Refresh my recollection. What UN resolution are the French troops enforcing?

Posted by Matt 2003-03-09 08:22:01|| 2003-03-09 08:22:01|| Front Page Top

#2 The Frenchies are demonstrating that if you actually want to do something, don't bother going through the UN. I think they're also exposing their troops without having heavy air support for them. But I don't think they've caught on to the combined arms concept...

Posted by Fred 2003-03-09 10:06:19|| 2003-03-09 10:06:19|| Front Page Top

#3 "Indochine, Part Deux"

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-09 11:46:59|| 2003-03-09 11:46:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Matt The applicable UN resolution is 1464 dated Feb 4, 2003.

But I believe the French troops went in prior to that date. Permission postdated.

http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?OpenAgent&DS=S/RES/1464%20(2003)&Lang=E&Area=UNDOC

Posted by john 2003-03-09 12:26:18|| 2003-03-09 12:26:18|| Front Page Top

#5 John, typical for the UN, if you have any (personal) security settings (i.e.: firewall) you can't view that document...ironic, huh?

You know Fred, if the French ever got that piece of crap, the De Gaulle, seaworthy, they could launch air support from the gulf ...simplisme, non?

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-09 12:31:17|| 2003-03-09 12:31:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank, that link is supposed to open up the .pdf document. May not work as a direct link, sorry.

Try this one

http://www.un.org/Docs/scres/2003/sc2003.htm

Posted by john 2003-03-09 12:41:53|| 2003-03-09 12:41:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Refresh my memory: why didn't France, Russia and China veto a resolution that authorizes the use of force before exploring in full all peaceful alternatives?

Posted by Caton 2003-03-09 12:50:50|| 2003-03-09 12:50:50|| Front Page Top

#8 that works, thx John

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-09 13:02:34|| 2003-03-09 13:02:34|| Front Page Top

#9 "Permission postdated", huh? Wonder if in a year or two, thousands of newly-freed, highly pissed-off Iraqis will descend upon the U.N. and demand 'perm-post' for the American invasion that liberated them?
God, I hope we instill into the Iraqi civilians just who it was that freed them and who it was that was willing to let them rot away under Saddam.

Posted by eric 2003-03-09 22:01:34|| 2003-03-09 22:01:34|| Front Page Top

#10 "It is urgent that the international community helps Ivory Coast"
Help the French!
I don't think so,this guy needs to lay-off the African black hash.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-10 05:57:49|| 2003-03-10 05:57:49|| Front Page Top

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