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2004-08-02 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Steve 2004-08-02 8:30:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Sudanese army is now prepared to confront the enemies of the Sudan on land, sea and air.

Careful there, you're treading pretty closely to copyright infringement.

Posted by BH 2004-08-02 9:54:50 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:54:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Sudanese army is now prepared to confront the enemies of the Sudan on land, sea and air

uh- if you were going to fight at sea, wouldn't you have to use, like, a navy or something

Posted by mhw 2004-08-02 10:35:02 AM|| 2004-08-02 10:35:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Nigeria, South Africa and Rwanda had promised to send 300 soldiers to Darfur by the end of July but these have not yet arrived.

Rwanda army (heirs of the Tutsi guerillas) is perhaps the toughest force on the continent. Real tough hombres. They managed to take half of Congo - look on a map at the relative sizes of the two countries, and reflect.

South Africa - heir to BOTH the ANC and the Apartheid era RSA army, this should be closer to first world standards than most African armies. They stayed out of the Congo mess, so their post-apartheid quality is untried.

Nigeria - this is the classic incompetent 3rd world army IIUC, though they have experience in peace keeping. They can provide numbers, but will need stiffening from the Rwandans, South Africans, and Westerners.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 11:45:14 AM|| 2004-08-02 11:45:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Go right after khartoum, cut the head off. Couldn't Chad use a port on the red sea?

Posted by Lucky 2004-08-02 1:56:47 PM|| 2004-08-02 1:56:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Did the spokesman say this using a Clint Eastwood-like voice?"

No, imagine a seething Apu from the Quickymart.

Posted by yank 2004-08-02 5:52:07 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-08-02 5:52:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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