Countries want peace in Somalia, but no major offer of troops

[The Straight Story]

Countries want peace in Somalia, but no major offer of troops

New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon complained Wednesday that governments in the United Nations have called for a peacekeeping force in troubled Somalia, but none has volunteered to lead it with large ground troops to stabilize the country.

Ban offered a rare glimpse into the working of the UN system in which members made loud proposals but failed to back them up with resources and manpower, the two components needed to deploy peacekeeping forces around the world.

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council met to discuss mounting piracy acts in the high seas of Somali coast and several council members called for peacekeepers in war-torn Somalia where the president of the transitional government has been fighting with the legislature on the appointment of a new prime minister.

Ban said in an end-of-the-year press conference that he was disappointed by the lack of support for Somalia. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who attended the council meeting on Tuesday, offered US logistics and training, but no ground troops in Somalia.

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[jbane]

1. Who in their right mind would send their military to Somalia....

Oh, we did and it was a disaster. A nuclear bomb would IMPROVE that place.