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Strategies & Market Trends : Africa and its Issues- Why Have We Ignored Africa? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (97)	6/11/2003 11:14:03 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1267

Good exploration of Congolese situation on Winds of Change blog. Some excerpts: windsofchange.net U.S. Military: No Blood for Congo Joe Katzman Actually, this post isn't about willingness at all. It's about the saying above as literal truth: no new blood left. When we look at the U.S. military and its commitments in Iraq, current peacekeeping missions, and Korean contingency forces - they're more than fully booked right now ... The present group of 1,000 or so peacekeepers, uselessly present since 1998, is a PR joke and a moral evasion, not a solution. When "peacekeeping" troops are asking to be allowed to use their weapons to protect endangered civilians, one quickly sees how deep the farce goes. The genocide in Rwanda was no accident, it was a predictable consequence that happened with Kofi Annan's direct and connivance. Srebrenica was no accident. Another 3 million+ dead in Congo is no accident, either - it is a direct consequence of the choices the U.N. and its Security Council have made to date. If this is going to be done to international standards for protecting civilians, etc., I'd say even a no holds barred force that's serious about bringing the death toll to a halt will need to be 20,000-50,000 strong, with on-call air support, helicopter and medium transport planes, armor (armored cars or LAVs will do), and artillery. They'll also have to be prepared to shoot first, take no guff, and impose peace. This is where we find out if terms like "the international community" and "multilateral" have any actual meaning and effect. Or any moral significance, for that matter. Everyone wishing for the USA to be less dominant - you just got your wish.