July 1, 2003

White House Weighing U.S. Military Mission to Liberia

Sending American troops to this hell-hole would be a serious mistake, despite the Cold War support and history of the nation. A better alternative may be assasination of the chief troublemaker(s).

The White House left the door open today for a possible role by the United States military in bringing peace to Liberia, a West African country that has not known peace for 20 years.

"We're actively discussing how best to support the international efforts to help Liberia return to peace and to the rule of law," the chief White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, told reporters at a morning briefing.

Asked at a later briefing whether he would rule out the possibility of United States troops going to Liberia, Mr. Fleischer replied, "I'm not ruling it out."

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