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To: Solon who wrote (41307)	11/16/2005 7:58:13 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 90947

"As of June 30, 2001, there were 797 US personnel (1 troop, 756 civilian police, and 40 observers) in worldwide UN peace operations, accounting for 1.8% of total UN peacekeepers" en.wikipedia.org From the same link - "The US, however, pays 27% of the UN peacekeeping budget, down slightly from 30% before 2000. This amounted to $844 million in 2002. The US also deploys units, not under UN control, alongside UN peacekeepers in the Balkans, East Timor, and the Sinai." Tim

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