Weighing ... Liberia, Bush promises not to overextend troops

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press Writer
July 9, 2003

PRETORIA, South Africa - President Bush pledged Wednesday that the United States will "be involved" in war-torn Liberia but said he would not overextend U.S. armed forces if he sends troops there to join a peacekeeping force. <cut

South African President Thabo Mbeki pressed Bush on whether the United States planned to play a role in the crisis. "I said, 'Yes, we'll be involved,' and we're now discussing the extent of our involvement," Bush told reporters during a joint news conference with Mbeki.

The United States already has about 8,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, about 150,000 in Iraq and 2,500 in Kosovo. Bush said that whatever he decides to do about Liberia, "we won't overextend our troops, period ."
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http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/nation_and_world/article/0,1426,MCA_454_2097106,00.html

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1. Buck Fush and his "promises",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2887290,00.html

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2. this could be a real mess.

Unless the UN leads the efforts. Our administration has a knack for picking leaders with horrible civil rights records.