U.S. sources: More military sent to W.Africa

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON (CNN)

As the United Nations secretary-general was to meet with President Bush Monday about the crisis in Liberia, more U.S. military personnel and equipment was heading to the war-ravaged region, U.S. military sources said. ---

The U.S. helicopters and personnel en route to the region will operate between Sierra Leone, Senegal and Liberia, the U.S. military sources said. The aircraft will allow the assessment team to move about more freely. Most of the additional personnel are crews and support and maintenance specialists for the aircraft. Until now, U.S. troops in the region had relied on helicopters hired locally for brief periods, according to the sources.

Some additional U.S. military personnel are also in the region, working out of Ghana, to determine what military forces from West African nations might contribute, U.S. military sources said.

In addition, the top U.S. European Command special operations commander has been sent to the region to talk with regional military forces and to assess their capabilities, the sources said. ---

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[skip2mylou]

1. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE!!!!!!

Shrub is committing us to another quagmire like Somalia!!!!!!

[LauraK]

2. Good Morning Liberia! Support Military Advisors.

If we were there for something besides oil, I would consider supporting it. Oh, and if we had a real president.