Monrovia / Nigerian Peace Forces arrive

kj · 4th August 2003, 12:43 PM

well, finally some help is coming to the the war ravaged Liberia. 1500 Peace keeping troops arrived, and from the looks of em, i doubt anyone is gonna want to mess with them.

Hopefully this calms the situation down, however, President Taylor has now gone 3 days over his deadline which he said he would step down from power by, but its not looking promising, especially since its happened before.

AlanG · 4th August 2003, 02:03 PM

Yeah, he was on newsnight the other week blaming everyone but himself for his failure to send troops when he promised he would. I dunno whats more shocking, whats happenning there or the speed that the international community is sending help.

kj · 4th August 2003, 02:24 PM

yeah, i'm pretty shocked. I think the Americans have a battle ship off the coast of Liberia, but the troops are still on board. On top of that 1500 peace keeping troops just isnt enough, especially when you consider the fact that the war is being fought on so many seperate fronts, how can they distribute so few peace keeper over so large an area.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,983 Band: A band of merry men	Monrovia / Nigerian Peace Forces arrive well, finally some help is coming to the the war ravaged Liberia. 1500 Peace keeping troops arrived, and from the looks of em, i doubt anyone is gonna want to mess with them. Hopefully this calms the situation down, however, President Taylor has now gone 3 days over his deadline which he said he would step down from power by, but its not looking promising, especially since its happened before. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,369	Yeah, he was on newsnight the other week blaming everyone but himself for his failure to send troops when he promised he would. I dunno whats more shocking, whats happenning there or the speed that the international community is sending help. __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

4th August 2003, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,983 Band: A band of merry men	yeah, i'm pretty shocked. I think the Americans have a battle ship off the coast of Liberia, but the troops are still on board. On top of that 1500 peace keeping troops just isnt enough, especially when you consider the fact that the war is being fought on so many seperate fronts, how can they distribute so few peace keeper over so large an area. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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