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2003-05-24 East/Subsaharan Africa

Countries respond to call for Congo peacekeepers

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-24 02:00 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It would be hard to find a region of the world more difficult to get to, considering the distance from Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the deteriorated infrastructure in the region. I doubt there will be much more that a token force there anytime soon.
Considering that most of these militias and the ones active in surrounding areas are armed by the governments of Uganda, DRC and Rwanda as part of a 3 way war, it might be better for all of these countries to put presure on them to restrain the rabble. Rwanda and Uganda are close African allies of the United States, so there is a roll that you can play without too much difficulty.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-05-24 02:16:01|| 2003-05-24 02:16:01|| Front Page Top

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