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Brian Delahunty

Chris Losinger wrote: it's all about chocolate. :wtf: Ok. I can't get through to the site. Some problem here in work.. took me ages to get CP up.. but what exactly is it about? Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Chris Losinger

Brian Delahunty wrote: what exactly is it about? it's about unrest in Ivory Coast. sounds like your typical 3rd world civil war. anti-french rebels want representation; the army and the french-friendly government doesn't want to give it. riots, vandalism, fighting, etc. ensue. france tried to stifle the fighting but failed and now is saying that it might try to pull out 16,000 french citizens. Ivory Coast is the world's largest cocoa producer. -c

A | B - it's not a choice.

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Chris Losinger

Ivory Coast is the world's largest chocolate producer. -c

A | B - it's not a choice.

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Jason Henderson

chocolate?

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Jason Henderson

Ahhhhh BIG CHOCOLATE That Bush, he's in the back pocket of all the big Corporations!!! :mad: :rolleyes:

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The picture is of people there holding up signs. The signs say "Help us USA" etc.

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KaRl

:cool: you introduced the subject. What's your opinion ? Seen from here, originally french troops were sent in Ivory Coast (IC) to protect the french citizens and protect the South and President from the "Rebels" coming from North. Blocked, and hardly, "Rebels" were forced to negociate. France organized a conference with both parties, and probably made everything possible to have an agreement from everybody. End of the Act. The president, the promoter of "Ivoirité" (understand xenophobia)n comes back in Ivory Coast, saying he didn't agreed to anything. At the same time, anti-french riots begin in the capital, Abidjan, with slogans like "France = Afghanistan, Chirac = Ben Laden", "Welcome America, Go home France" and so on. Now France is blocked. The 2500 soldiers would be enough to hold the country, but France would be accused of colonialism. In the other end, when the French Army will evacuate IC, a massive civil war will probably starts, soemthing like the Rwanda. "Sorry to disturb you, but could UN have a look to the problem, please. It's urgent."

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Jason Henderson

I just think its ironic that they want the USA to come help them. What does France think of that?

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Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Probably not a lot. The tragic part is you can see civil war - even possibly genocide - just around the corner. :(( Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Brian Delahunty

Ah. k. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Brian Delahunty

Thanks Chris. :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Jason Henderson

If the US did intervene, we would be hated. Its a no-win situation when you are the only superpower.

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Anna Jayne Metcalfe

I expect you would - by whichever faction had most to lose. You can't win in a situation like this. X| I suspect that in a case like this the same would probably be the case for any other nation intervening (as has happened with France, though they've got some historical responsibility for the mess)...but the US is much more high profile at the moment. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Lost User

Chris Losinger wrote: Ivory Coast is the world's largest cocoa producer. This is important stuff, who cares about oil ? The tigress is here :-D

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Trollslayer wrote: This is important stuff, who cares about oil ? huh, you just try some chocolate without oil in it, 'k? See how much you like it then... :suss:

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Jason Henderson wrote: We should not listen to France You wouldn't anyway, would you? ;P2 ;) Noce pic!

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KaRl

I thnik that here, globally, people don't care. They probably think it would be better to extract our fellow citizens, our soldiers, and let the natives make a remake of the Rwanda genocide if they want. Personally I think we should ask for a UN resolution. We are military able to stabilize the country and do the job alone, but politically we need "allies", if possible africans or neutral countries. It's no more our responsability, we are no more the colonial power. The current leaders of IC played with the fire of xenophobia, now all the country is ready to burn.

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