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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 01:50 PM
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Wesley Clark: NATO Forces Needed in Darfur
Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 01:51 PM by Roland99
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4809638

Morning Edition, August 22, 2005 · Former NATO commander Wesley Clark argues the case for sending NATO troops into Darfur to protect civilians and humanitarian operations. Clark is currently a board member of the International Crisis Group.


(audio link at the site)


They should be taking over in Afghanistan and Iraq, too. Why is it that the U.S. is still the primary caretaker for both new democracies?
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 01:59 PM
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1. NATO
is in Afghanistan, but no one is interested in Iraq.

I don't even know why they're in Afghanistan.
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:05 PM
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2. If they're there, why do we still have two divisions of US troops there?
Not like they're looking for bin Laden or anything.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:10 PM
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3. Afghanistan
means a few blocks in Kabul the new 'president' doesn't venture out of.

Afghanistan is under constant Taliban attack elsewhere.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:16 PM
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4. This is somewhat of a dup....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2025864
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