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2004-12-26 Africa: Horn

Britain preparing to send troops to Darfur

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-26 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting to see if the Brits have as much seething and venom on this assignment, then they did by helping their US 'friends' with Iraq. Oh, by the way, we won't be down there to back them up!

Posted by smn 2004-12-26 12:22:38 AM|| 2004-12-26 12:22:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 According to the LLL, this is a 'good' intervention because the West really has nothing at stake. And most of the LLL is willing to admit that what is happening in Darfur is (or approaches) genocide.

I've always thought that the LLL was willing to use military power right up to the moment the USA would declare its intentions to intervene; after which all military moves are declared immoral. Let's see if the same is true when the Brits make a move.

Posted by Steve White 2004-12-26 12:25:04 AM|| 2004-12-26 12:25:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes we will smn. I don't want you to worry about that. So rest easy.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-26 9:17:51 AM|| 2004-12-26 9:17:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 According to the LLL, this is a 'good' intervention because the West really has nothing at stake.

I think I would more describe it like this: There's a portion of the Left that supports interventions to stop preexisting conflicts, but doesn't support interventions to overthrow tyrannies.

Which is why this portion of the Left supported interventions in Kosovo and now Darfur, but wouldn't support interventions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-12-26 6:08:11 PM|| 2004-12-26 6:08:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, but the LLL is wrong, you see, thar's O-I-L in that thar country. Oh my God!!!! The Brit's MUST be after all of that OIL!!!
Let's see how many troops line up from France and Germany for that dog and pony show.

>>Aris Too bad the left ALWAYS drags their asses for YEARS while millions die in Kosovo/Serbia/Croatia/Bosnia-Herz. and Dafur. Let's not forget the swift action the LLL took to protect millions in Rwanda too. Uh oh. I did forget, they didn't do shit but business as usual. (Read as talk, talk, talk, (is it over yet?), talk, talk, talk (is it over yet?)

Posted by 98zulu 2004-12-26 7:40:20 PM|| 2004-12-26 7:40:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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