African-American Lawmakers Urge President Bush to Send Troops to Liberia

VOAnews ^ | 07-26-03

[BenLurkin]

Monrovia
Current population of the City
630660


Current population of the country
2563092
Population of the country in 1998
2666000
Population of the country in 2050
10010000
Population Growth
-3.86%
Unemployment
15.9%
Female/Male Ratio
(females per 100 males, 1997)
99
Nationality
Liberian(s)
Language
English 20% (official),
Niger-Congo language group
about 20 local languages come
from this group
Religion
traditional 70%, Muslim 20%,
Christian 10%
Geography
Liberia is bordered by Sierra
Leone, Guinea, It is comparable in
size to Tennessee.
Currency
Liberian dollar

[BenLurkin]

"I'm goin' up to Mars and see for mah self where Neil armstrong left da flag"

[kevao]

I'm not necessarily opposed to U.S. troops going into Liberia. But first, I want President Bush to go to the United Nations and make a speech laying out the case for intervention. Second, I want UN inspectors to go to Liberia for five, six, seven or more months to determine the situation. Finally, I want a few months (at least) of debate in the Security Council before we unilaterally intervene in Liberia.

If there's anything we've learned from our experience in Iraq, it should be this.

[dennisw]

African-American members of Congress say the Bush administration needs to immediately send troops to Liberia.

Yada yada yada. The buffoons of the Black Caucus were useless when it came to supporting GW's war in Iraq. Said buffoons are all Democrats, could this be a factor? If we are going to Africa we should take out Mugabe first.

[MadeInOhio]

"Congressman Donald Payne of New Jersey picked up on that line of criticism. `As we asked other countries to come into Iraq and to assist us in that situation, other countries are saying America where are you with your moral obligation to Liberia?' he said."

What moral obligation to Liberia?

[swarthyguy]

What a bunch of hypoctrites.

First, attacking Iraq was racist.

Now, not getting mired in Liberia is racist.

Does dark bread have more consistency than white bread?

[swarthyguy]

What about the 3 MILLION dead in Congo in the past few years?

3 Million.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

You beat me to it.

[AngrySpud]

Because for the vast majority of men, 67 is not "relatively young". It depends on how well they take care of themselves. Jac LaLane, for example, is 80-something, yet I'd consider him relatively young.