(2003-07-22) — U.S. President George Bush today committed 10,000 soldiers and Marines to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Liberia. The decision came immediately after U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said that a British intelligence report indicates Liberia may have tried to buy uranium in Niger.
A statement from the President to the troops said: “If Liberian President Charles Taylor had done nothing worse than slaughter tens of thousands of his own people, violate U.N. resolutions and destabilize the region, the U.S. would stay out of it. But now that unconfirmed intelligence indicates they might have tried to buy yellowcake uranium, we must go in. That is the only reason we would ever invade another country.”
To determine whether the troops will defend the Liberian government or the anti-government rebels, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will “toss a coin.”
The 10,000 troops are part of the new U.S. quagmire force, or Q-Force.
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Liberia Tries to Buy Uranium, Bush Commits Troops
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1 Inoperable Terran // Jul 22, 2003 at 9:44 am
Q-Force
John Cleese leading a team of elite commandos? Not quite, but ScrappleFace is involved….
2 Derek’s Weblog // Jul 22, 2003 at 10:29 am
The Sole Reason: Uranium
ScrappleFace reports on the sole reason for invading a country.
3 GruntDoc's Blog // Jul 22, 2003 at 2:27 pm
How to drag the US into Liberia
ScrappleFace: Liberia Tries to Buy Uranium, Bush Commits Troops U.S. President George Bush today committed 10,000 soldiers and Marines to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Liberia. The decision came immediately after U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said t…
4 Note-It Posts // Oct 19, 2003 at 2:49 pm
Q-Force
Bwaaaaaaaaaahahahahahah! I seriously, truly, honestly LOVE this guy. To determine whether the troops will defend the Liberian government or the anti-government rebels, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will “toss a coin.” The 10,000 troops are part …