FOLLOW ME MEN ... I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU
Nations now shrinking from calls for urgent action in Lebanon
Kansas City Star
"President Bush correctly describes the need for an effective international force in Lebanon as urgent. Unfortunately, the United Nations and some of its key members don’t seem up to the task.
The French government deserves particular scorn for its decision to send only 200 more troops to Lebanon, for a total of 400. When French President Jacques Chirac finally announced the number last week, it seemed like some sort of joke.
French officials had been issuing grand pronouncements about their special interest in Lebanon, their notions about a successful peace agreement and their plans to lead an international force of 15,000.
So it was generally assumed that Paris would commit several thousand soldiers, not just a few hundred. “March to the rear,” sneered The Times of London." Read on.
Kansas City Star
"President Bush correctly describes the need for an effective international force in Lebanon as urgent. Unfortunately, the United Nations and some of its key members don’t seem up to the task.
The French government deserves particular scorn for its decision to send only 200 more troops to Lebanon, for a total of 400. When French President Jacques Chirac finally announced the number last week, it seemed like some sort of joke.
French officials had been issuing grand pronouncements about their special interest in Lebanon, their notions about a successful peace agreement and their plans to lead an international force of 15,000.
So it was generally assumed that Paris would commit several thousand soldiers, not just a few hundred. “March to the rear,” sneered The Times of London." Read on.
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