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US Marines join Liberia peacekeepers

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Since PNJ left there have been fewer new threads on foreign affairs so I thought Id make one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3149255.stm

I think this is brilliant news.

The number of troops is small , but it is the fact that America is helping out that counts.

Liberia may finally be turning a corner.

The UK sent small numbers of peacekeepers to Sierra Leone and that country has improved massively.

Or mabye some of you think this is part of a new US imperialistic presence in Africa in their continuing mission to conquer the world?

Comments

  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Have they found oil?

    Joking aside, this is the kind of thing America should be getting involved in plus they have historical links to that country.

    They definitely need more experience in peace-keeping and the p.r. opportunities, after Afghanistan/Iraq are fantastic ;)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have no objection whatsoever to the US sending troops to assist peacekeepers Mat. It's good news.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People should remember that it is the international arms trade that kept conflicts like the Liberian civil war and the war in the Congo going for so long. If the western countries had really wanted to help in the past then one thing they could have done would have been to try to cut off the flow of arms to these countries.

    At the 2001 Defence Systems and Equipment International arms fair held in London for example there were many delegates there from warring Third World countries.
    http://www.dsei.org
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Spot on Rockwell. You only need to remember all the famous pledges of "ethical foreign policy" by the Labour party in 97 to be sick to your stomach.

    If anything, Mr Tony has revitalised the arms trade and approved new deals with all sorts of nations that shouldn't be getting any. He even likes nominating his friends in the arms trade for OBEs and other honours.
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