Arab Nations Nix Sending Troops to Iraq

[cosmicone]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=3&u=/ap/20040517/ap_on_re_mi_ea/world_forum_iraq_4

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Sending Arab and Muslim peacekeepers to Iraq (news - web sites) is one possible strategy to reduce violence there, but the head of the Arab League said Monday that's not possible while Americans are in charge.

And Jordan's King Abdullah II warned that neighboring nations would not be good peacekeepers for Iraq because they would be too tempted to meddle.

Others in the region either ruled out the proposal — at least for now — or said questions like who would pay for and who would oversee such a force should be answered before it can be seriously considered.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher, whose country does not border Iraq, said Egypt will not deploy its military there and hasn't "heard that any Arab country has volunteered" to do so.

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[Just Me]

1. Neocons will NOT give up their investment.

Assholes.

[bluestateguy]

2. For which side?

Just kidding...or was I?