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| Peace-Keeping Forces in Kosovo to be Halfed |
| 2003-02-03 |
| KFOR commander Italian General Fabio Mini announced in Pristine that by the end of the current year the present number of approximately 30,000 servicemen of the international peace-keeping forces in Kosovo (KFOR) would be reduced by half. Pardon me, but I really don't think this is a good idea right now, General, sir. Not trying to tell you what to do, but have you looked outside lately? Gonna storm soon. According to him, many duties to ensure security in the region will be transferred to the UN civil mission in Kosovo and to Kosovo police. Oh great -- now the refugee commission workers can get started on their prostitution rings. In his turn Gregory Johnson, commander-in-chief of NATO forces in the south of Europe, indicated that the reduction in the number of international peace-keepers would be carried out in accordance with the earlier approved plans. Guys, I'm telling you, it's gonna storm soon. Perhaps this is something the Italian and Spanish troops can do for us? According to him, the security situation in Kosovo has improved significantly and there is no need to maintain the present number of servicemen. I'm betting there are al-Qaeda and related terrorist group cells in Kosovo and Bosnia, just waiting for the go signal. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Re: the Balkans. The EU-niks couldn't even get their act together to clean up their backyard without our help, so how do we expect them to do the right thing now? They have leadership issues here, there, and everywhere. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-02-03 14:39:07 |
| #8 Remember when the rest of the world was doing NOTHING so the USA bombed the Serbs out of Bosnia stop the "oppression" of local Muslims (who often were terrorists)??? And did we get any credit for that from the Islamic world? No, 9/11 is all the thanks we got. I say let the Serbs go in and do (or have) ANYTHING they want, with our full blessings. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2003-02-03 14:11:13 |
| #7 First step in getting US troops out of Europe. The Europeans can help the war in Iraq by picking up the slack in the Balkans. Win-win for everyone except the Balkins. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-02-03 11:56:35 |
| #6 I don't doubt that for a minute, but I hope the Admiral got his dope slap ready for the Euroidiots. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-03 11:29:08 |
| #5 We're talking about Euros and NATO here. The proposal's probably in committee right now... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-03 11:26:14 |
| #4 The Serbs want back in? Oh, gooooooooood idea! I hope the Adm. thought this one over for about 2 seconds before he said no thanks. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-03 11:19:04 |
| #3 Oh, this will help: Serbia yesterday asked NATO for permission to send troops back to Kosovo, nearly four years after the alliance bombed Serb forces to oust them from the province. Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic asked NATO's commander for southeastern Europe, Admiral Gregory Johnson, for permission to send about 1000 troops to the province. Djindjic argued the Serb troops would fill a possible security vacuum if NATO were to pull out some of its troops because of possible military action in Iraq. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-02-03 10:55:31 |
| #2 Let the French and Germans do it - they won't be going to Iraq, and can at least keep the peace in their own back yard, can't they? Or is that too simplisme? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-03 08:39:39 |
| #1 First step in getting US troops out of Europe. The Europeans can help the war in Iraq by picking up the slack in the Balkans. Win-win for everyone except the Balkins. |
| Posted by: Yank 2/3/2003 11:56:35 AM |