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2004-11-16 Africa: Subsaharan

UN votes to impose arms embargo on Ivory Coast

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Posted by Steve White 2004-11-16 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11145 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why did we vote with France?

Posted by 3dc 2004-11-16 12:06:03 AM|| 2004-11-16 12:06:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not again.

Posted by someone 2004-11-16 12:13:23 AM|| 2004-11-16 12:13:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Why should "W" soften and reach out to that sap sucking Chirac?! I can't believe how far Bush wants to lean over for the france. There are enough AU and french to handle the Sudanese matter without getting our hands 'dirty'.

Posted by smn 2004-11-16 12:31:04 AM|| 2004-11-16 12:31:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Cool! Does this mean we can sell them advanced arms and missles like France sold to Saddam while he was under a U.N. arms embargo?

Time to buy stock in an arms company!

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-11-16 12:49:37 AM|| 2004-11-16 12:49:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The reason we didn't veto or use a threat to is we just want to show the world how short the "short arms" of the French actually are.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-16 1:07:15 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-16 1:07:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 i've got it! new zealand peace negotiators to butter the situation to the end of the rainbow.

Posted by tito 2004-11-16 2:44:46 AM|| 2004-11-16 2:44:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The more important story here is that yet again a people attacked by Moslems is told by the UN that it should not seek to defend itself. And France is supporting the Moslems.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-16 11:02:40 AM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2004-11-16 11:02:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I think we voted with France to collect markers for further use. An arms ban won't make a bit of difference in IC. It's strictly Old Europe kneejerk reaction. The Ivoirian militias and various troublemakers don't need bullets and mortars. The guys who have been rampaging up and down streets in Abidjan use machetes and crowbars to main and rob since the French military has to wait for the UN to tell them it's OK to fire on troublemakers. Result: Frenchie soldiers don't shoot, just watch. Troublemakers know this. Let EU/UN/AU handle it and we just vote along patting Jacques on the back wishing him good luck.

Posted by chicago mike 2004-11-16 1:28:10 PM|| 2004-11-16 1:28:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Moving right along on Sudan, I see? Cause, you know, a few threatened French people is so much more important than 100,000 dead Sudanese. We shouldn't have gone along this time-not because we wanted revenge for their avoidance of Iraq, but to prevent our being associated with those who are blase about genocides.

Posted by Jules 187 2004-11-16 1:39:48 PM|| 2004-11-16 1:39:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Chicago Mike - What markers are you talking about? Not like they are ever going to back us up or vote for us when we need them....
I guess "Blood for Cocoa" is ok, but "Blood for Oil!" isn't.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-11-16 3:38:41 PM|| 2004-11-16 3:38:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 The government of Ivory Coast should thank its lucky stars the UN didn't impose the ultimate sanction: A UN conference.

Posted by badanov 2004-11-16 3:41:56 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-11-16 3:41:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 "Quick, Jacques - close that barn door!"

Posted by mojo 2004-11-17 12:11:47 AM|| 2004-11-17 12:11:47 AM|| Front Page Top

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