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Annan Makes Plea For (U.S.) Troops In Haiti
Washington Post ^ | June 30, 2005 | Colum Lynch

Posted on 06/30/2005 12:38:03 PM PDT by No Longer Free State

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan asked the United States this week to consider sending troops to Haiti to support a U.N. peacekeeping mission beset by mounting armed challenges to its authority, according to senior U.N. officials.

Annan told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday afternoon that he may have to ask for American "boots on the ground" in the coming months to reinforce more than 6,500 Brazilian, Chilean, Argentine and other peacekeeping forces serving in Haiti, the officials said.

He expressed hope that the United States would participate in a planned U.N. rapid reaction force, authorized by the Security Council earlier this month, that would have the firepower to intimidate armed gangs threatening the country's fragile political transition. Officials said that similar requests are being considered for other countries, including Canada and France. "We want scarier troops," one senior U.N. official said.

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To: MadIvan

Don't blame you there, MadIvan! LOL!!


41 posted on 06/30/2005 12:57:57 PM PDT by BlueAngel
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To: No Longer Free State

Send Spain... The speak the language.


42 posted on 06/30/2005 12:58:17 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls = Proof that when the MSM want your opinion they will give it to you.)
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To: stocksthatgoup

They speak the language... oops


43 posted on 06/30/2005 12:59:03 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls = Proof that when the MSM want your opinion they will give it to you.)
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To: No Longer Free State

"Actually, Annan has been somewhat supportive of the Iraq efforts lately. Maybe he did it to set us up for the request for Haiti."

Supportive? Kofi makes vague remarks about conditions improving in Iraq without mentioning that it is the US, whose actions he opposed, who are responsible for the improvement. This is worse than the UN taking credit for our Tsunami relief.


44 posted on 06/30/2005 1:02:49 PM PDT by Big Digger (I)
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To: No Longer Free State
Get the signs ready:

"HELL NO!!!WE WON'T GO!!!!"

45 posted on 06/30/2005 1:03:04 PM PDT by San Jacinto
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To: No Longer Free State

"Annan, nós estamos aqui!"

46 posted on 06/30/2005 1:06:41 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid (Semper Fi!)
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To: No Longer Free State

Screw the U.N. and Haiti...

Haiti was a FRENCH Colony...
The FRENCH screwed it up..
Let the FRENCH spend, lead and bleed to help those sorry bastards...

We've been there, done that --- to NO avail.

Semper Fi


47 posted on 06/30/2005 1:06:59 PM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: No Longer Free State
Actually, Annan has been somewhat supportive of the Iraq efforts lately

I missed that. Is a U.N. office open in Iraq now?

Are you talking about vocal support from UN Headquarters?

48 posted on 06/30/2005 1:08:37 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: No Longer Free State; Paul_Denton; dubyaismypresident; bfree
Screw the U.N.! *ping* (let me know if you want on or off my NEW "Screw the U.N." news/op-ed *ping* list)
49 posted on 06/30/2005 1:12:15 PM PDT by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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To: No Longer Free State
has he looked in the mirror recently?

I'd think he's scary enough!

50 posted on 06/30/2005 1:15:02 PM PDT by prophetic ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."--Dan Rather)
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To: R. Scott
With 6,500 Blue Helmets there now, why do they need us?

'Cause nobody, but NOBODY, is scared of pastel blue helmets!

51 posted on 06/30/2005 1:17:33 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: No Longer Free State
You stole the words out of my mouth.

When they had Marines there and a bunch of thugs passing themselves off as cops tried to shakdown a mission the Marines did what Marines do. Eight dead gangsters later and the all sorts of rage and protests came from the UN and OAS.

Seems like fighting men who fight are handy when you're in a tough spot.

52 posted on 06/30/2005 1:18:28 PM PDT by An Old Marine
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To: R. Scott
With 6,500 Blue Helmets there now, why do they need us?

OK, you're kidding. Right?

53 posted on 06/30/2005 1:23:29 PM PDT by An Old Marine
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To: fatnotlazy
'd tell Mr. Anan what he can do with his request.

Port-au-Prince is one of my suggestions for the new home of the UN.

54 posted on 06/30/2005 1:26:47 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: television is just wrong

Relocate the UN to Haiti. They deserve each other


55 posted on 06/30/2005 1:28:37 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (When peace stands for surrender, fear, loss of dignity and freedom, it is no longer peace.)
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To: No Longer Free State

Screw you Koffi !


56 posted on 06/30/2005 1:29:07 PM PDT by lionheart 247365 (( I.S.L.A.M. ; ) Islam's Spiritual Leaders Advocate Murder .. .. .. ))
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To: SoothSayerONETIME
That was the last (and only) time the UN actually did something worthwhile

No so coincidently, the USSR walked out of the Security Council meeting before the vote to intervene in
Korea came up.

I don't think they missed a vote after that.

57 posted on 06/30/2005 1:29:10 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: No Longer Free State

HELL NO WE DON'T GO!!


58 posted on 06/30/2005 1:29:13 PM PDT by KenmcG414
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To: No Longer Free State

Because it would require the entire French army and they are all on leave.


59 posted on 06/30/2005 1:30:22 PM PDT by paguch
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To: No Longer Free State; Squantos; TomasUSMC; Travis McGee; Eaker; kellynla
"Annan told Rice that the Haitians "respect the U.S. military,"

That must have come as a shock to Annan -- the crazy, corrupt bastard...

Too bad our DEMOCRATS don't have equal respect and the good judgment to stop acting like anti-American Jihadists...

I NEVER thought the day would ever come, when I thought there was a distinct possibility that Americans may have to take up arms again against the Federal Government...

That sad day is not impossible....judging from the incidents of the past several months...

Semper Fi

60 posted on 06/30/2005 1:34:02 PM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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