Bush Sees U.S. Marines Out of Liberia by Oct. 1

[psychopomp]

It would be great if the Marines could establish enough confidence in the security situation to pave the way for a larger, West African or other multi-nationional force in only two months, but setting a deadline for exit only encourages those seeking to take control of Liberia to wait the U.S. out.



CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush said U.S. troops would be out of Liberia by Oct. 1 after a limited mission aimed at clearing the way for humanitarian aid to the war-weary population, according to an interview released on Monday.

"I said ... we will have a limited mission, of limited duration and limited scope," Bush told Armed Forces Radio and Television in an interview, which was recorded on Aug. 14 and released by the White House.

"We'll be out of there by October 1. We've got U.N. blue-helmeted troops ready to replace our limited number of troops," Bush said.

About 200 U.S. troops arrived in Monrovia last week, including a Marine "quick-reaction" force, to back up West African troops sent to secure peace after pariah leader Charles Taylor left the country for exile in Nigeria.

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[InkAddict]

1. October 1st

of what year?

???????? WWWWWWWW

[HawkerHurricane]

2. 1 Oct? Great!

Now when will the army be out of Iraq?

[liberalmuse]

3. Of what century?

'we will have a limited mission, of limited duration and limited scope' That pretty much sums up his entire presidency. The mission, scope and duration: Get as much wealth as possible from as many venues around the world as possible in the shortest time possible. Oh yeah, and 'Screw the soldiers, let some other administration deal with pulling them out'.

[psychopomp]

4. This is a humanitarian mission

Even Dumbya and his cadre of crooks couldn't ignore the obvious need in Liberia. Did you know that after a particularly bloody day, the people of Monrovia carried the bodies of the dead and laid them around the U.S. embassy?

[VolcanoJen]

5. Dupe... locking

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