An Attaboy for America - Rebels Lift Siege of Starving Monrovia (my title)

Yahoo News - Top Stories ^ | Thu Aug 14,12:02 PM ET | GLENN McKENZIE,

[beachn4fun]

MONROVIA, Liberia - Rebels lifted their two-month siege of Liberia's starving capital Thursday, and dozens more U.S. troops came ashore, significantly increasing the American presence in support of West African peacekeepers.

With a handshake between U.S. Ambassador John Blaney and rebel leaders on the middle of a front-line bridge, insurgents ended an offensive that had brought down President Charles Taylor, killed well over 1,000 civilians, and left hundreds of thousands more trapped and starving.

Dancing, singing and cheering, tens of thousands of residents and refugees massed on both sides of the New Bridge as rebels withdrew. "Thank you! Thank you, America!" many cried.

[beachn4fun]

Washington has stressed that the U.S. role would be as back-up to African peace troops, concerned primarily with getting in humanitarian supplies, and that it did not intend the Americans to take part in combat.

For Liberians, sight of the American helicopters and troops was enough.

"I am so happy. All these years we've been praying for America to come," said Randolph Eggley, a 51-year-old worker at the airport. "Today maybe peace will begin." -----------------------------------------------------

Here is an atta-boy for America. The media usually covers these good stories up, and rather quickly, with all the media-hype of what is wrong.

Keep track of these good stories and whenever you hear someone say that America is Satan; America is wrong; America only wants oil, diamonds, to take over the country, or some other nonsense and lies, please tell them and any of your liberal friends (if you have any), about all of them.

[AppyPappy]

Just wait. We got attaboys for Somolia too.

[Drango]

Nice result, BUT this is the wrong place for American troops.

[Chewbacca]

Next thing you know the Liberians will want their country to become a US territory so they can all be granted US citizenship and emigrate to the US mainland.

[beachn4fun]

(((((PING)))))


Thought you might like to read something to uplift the spirit!

[alwaysconservative]

Let's see. President Bush in three years has toppled OBL, SH, Uday, Qusay, Arafat, and Taylor from power. Is that a double trifecta? Not bad for someone the media calls a dim bulb, eh?

[beachn4fun]

Yes, isn't it a crying shame that he probably will never get credit for any of it if the liberals (including media) and demonRats have their way. They will be able to obscure these events almost as well as they were able obscure what the Clinton's did.