8 French peacekeepers killed in the Ivory Coast - UN threatens "serious consequences"

[The diplomat]

8 French killed in Ivory Coast
U.N. Security Council calls emergency session

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- Ivory Coast warplanes bombed French peacekeepers Saturday, killing eight French soldiers and an American, officials said, prompting a French counterstrike in a confrontation that threatened to escalate Ivory Coast's renewed civil war.

After the French retaliation, pro-government mobs tried to storm a French military base near in the country's commercial center, Abidjan, witnesses said. French troops fired in the air and lobbed tear gas at the crowd.

The violence threatened to drag French and U.N. peacekeepers into the civil war that hard-line military commanders re-launched on Thursday, breaking a more than one-year-old ceasefire with surprise bombing attacks on rebel-held positions in the north.

The U.N. Security Council called an emergency session Saturday to deal with the clashes. The United States, which currently holds the council presidency, and France were drafting a presidential statement warning Ivory Coast's government to stop attacks immediately or face "serious consequences," council diplomats said.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/06/ivorycoast.ap/index.html

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Its funny how the UN sees some interventions as being legitimate and others as being totally un-necessary. Its almost as if there are standards that countries follow when it comes to this sort of thing.

weird

[Ted Striker]

Examples

[The diplomat]

Whenever the bad guys do something nasty, the UN always warns "serious consequences".

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Examples

I was being sarcastic in anticipation of Warhawks calling the UN as hypocrites for not supporting Iraq.

[DinoDoc]

The warhawks are more likely to laugh at the notion of the UN threatening anything and expecting to be taken seriously.

[Harry Tuttle]

Yes, consequences such as an angry worded resolution! Beware! BEWARE!

[Patroklos]

The warhawks are more likely to laugh at the notion of the UN threatening anything and expecting to be taken seriously.

Your right HAHA.

As for the French, sorry for the loss. However the Ivory Coast needs to know something about the French and their proxy wars. They may have a bad tract record for major conflicts, but when they decide to go into little wars they usually **** peoples worlds up. You want to meet a group of people who care nothing about colateral damage or Geneva calibre size limitations, talk to a pissed off French peace keeping unit!

[Atahualpa]

Yes, consequences such as an angry worded resolution! Beware! BEWARE!

Exactly, it'd be better to shoot first and think later!

[Patroklos]

Yeah, thats it Ata, the UN is "thinking."

Think they will "think" for another decade like they did with Iraq?

Maybe two like with Rwanda.

[PLATO]

French "serious consequences"



UN resolutions.

[Atahualpa]

Think they will "think" for another decade like they did with Iraq?

So they should "act" like the US?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by PLATO
French "serious consequences"

France just bombed the IC air force.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
France just bombed the IC air force.

They destroyed 3 helicopters.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Patroklos
You want to meet a group of people who care nothing about colateral damage or Geneva calibre size limitations, talk to a pissed off French peace keeping unit!

The French did not wait for the UN approval to retaliate. And the UN has just given France permission "to use whatever means neccessary". I only wish the UN were that good to the US when we are attacked. But when we defend ourselves like in Iraq, we are scolded for collateral damage and for making terrorists mad.