I think you're mixing up Vietnam and Korea there. The Vietnam War was in no way a UN action (you think Russia and China would have voted for that?).
Originally posted by Staga Well I believe French will take care of this civilwar better than you did in Vietnam.
No. NATO had nothing to do with the Vietnam War or the Korean War. NATO's first military action was in Bosnia assisting the UN with warplanes.
Originally posted by Toad How about we the French troopers trying to keep the peace and discuss how the UN handles/should handle this.And the genocide in Sudan and the Iranian nuke situation. Here's a chance for the UN to act in a meaningful manner. What should they do? Will they do anything?
Originally posted by ------- Typicaly most whine and complain about the Americans not being involved soon enough in something, and when they do get involved early or alone - some still hope for failure so they can heckle from the side lines and say I told you so!
Originally posted by GScholz I think you're mixing up Vietnam and Korea there. The Vietnam War was in no way a UN action (you think Russia and China would have voted for that?).
France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere said he will draft a resolution to impose an arms embargo on Ivory Coast
Paris also will seek to impose U.N. sanctions against those blocking the peace process, violating human rights and preventing the disarmament of fighters, he said.
