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2004-03-01

U.N. Authorizes Military Mission to Haiti

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-01 00:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 OK, so they DID have a vote. Damn, that's shocking.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-3-1 7:05:49 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-3-1 7:05:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The vote came minutes after the Pentagon announced that U.S. Marines had arrived in Haiti as the vanguard of an international security force.

They had a vote after we were already there. Then again, they probably assembled after we announced that marines were on the way there. What really suprises me though is this:

"This time," said Annan, "I hope the international community is not going to put a band-aid on

Did Kofi just insult Clinton?

Posted by Charles 2004-3-1 7:29:13 AM|| 2004-3-1 7:29:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Did Kofi just insult Clinton?

I would think that he insulted himself. After all, isn't the worthle, *AHEM*, U.N. supposed to handle this sort of thing?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-1 11:21:03 AM|| 2004-3-1 11:21:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 One of my friends at work says his son, an Army Officer, told him that the marines were embarked several week ago and stayed at sea. I think Aristide was hoping that if he held out for long enough, we would be forced to invade with him still in power and continue to prop him up.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-1 12:04:00 PM|| 2004-3-1 12:04:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I take it this was the 24th(?) MEU deployment that was previously announced?

Posted by Pappy 2004-3-1 8:06:22 PM|| 2004-3-1 8:06:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Pappy, is it a MEU or the Marine ESG thingy? The Wasp would be the giveaway.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-1 9:46:54 PM|| 2004-3-1 9:46:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 SH, I thought it might have been the ESG, but there was a MEU deployed from Lejeune about the same time. If I had to lay money on it, I'd say the ESG is steaming east, waaay east...

Posted by Pappy 2004-3-1 10:02:00 PM|| 2004-3-1 10:02:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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