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Bush Orders U.S. Troops to Liberia Coast
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| Last Edited | RP Jul 25, 2003 02:19pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Friday, July 25, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Bush on Friday ordered an unspecified number of U.S. troops to be positioned off the coast of wartorn Liberia to assist West African peacekeeping forces.
The U.S. role will be limited, the White House said in a statement.
The statement did not say how many U.S. troops or ships would be involved.
"The immediate task of the (West African peacekeeping) force is to reinforce a cease-fire and begin to create conditions where humanitarian assistance can be provided to the Liberian people," it said.
The statement reiterated Bush's insistence that Liberian President Charles Taylor "must leave. |
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