Quickhits
(AP) The UN Security Council has scheduled a vote on Iran today.
(Reuters) In response, the Iranian Parliament Speaker said "parliament will reconsider the nature of its relationship with the IAEA." (Notice this threat is not from Ahmadinejad.)
(AP) Sudan has grudgingly accepted UN peacekeepers, however any deployment will likely be only 10,000 or so. ((BBC) Right now, it looks like western logictical support on top of the current AU presence.) (WaPo talks about the US imposition of a no fly zone.)
(AFP) Somali Islamists appear to have broken through a major Ethiopian position south of Baidoa.
(Reuters) The US claims to have killed the Taleban's Kandahar regional leader Osmani.
(Reuters) In response, the Iranian Parliament Speaker said "parliament will reconsider the nature of its relationship with the IAEA." (Notice this threat is not from Ahmadinejad.)
(AP) Sudan has grudgingly accepted UN peacekeepers, however any deployment will likely be only 10,000 or so. ((BBC) Right now, it looks like western logictical support on top of the current AU presence.) (WaPo talks about the US imposition of a no fly zone.)
(AFP) Somali Islamists appear to have broken through a major Ethiopian position south of Baidoa.
(Reuters) The US claims to have killed the Taleban's Kandahar regional leader Osmani.
posted by mikevotes at
6:50 AM
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Check out the LA Times on the coming "troop surge" - Casey's on board now and the admin is deciding between the "Forging a Moderate Sunni, Shiite, Kurd Coalition" (which means going after Sadr and occupying Sadr City) or the Keane/Kagan counterinsurgency plan (which means policing the civil war.)
Either way, more American casualties are coming and little to no change in conditions is coming. But at least Bush and McCain get to say they're doing something "strong and decisive" unlike those pussy Dems and that pussy Chuck Hagel and that pussy James Baker.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-troops23dec23,0,2095230.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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Reality-Based Educator, at 7:48 AM
Thanks a ton. I hadn't seen that yet.
That pretty much decides the argument whether this is a security "surge" or an escalation.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 1:43 PM
Linked to the Darfur story at http://dailydarfur.blogspot.com, my new project. Thanks.
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QuakerDave, at 6:09 PM
IT's reaching a real crisis point. If the Un is seriously about to up the pressure, the militias will have to rush their actions to get it completed before the UN officially comes in.
So, it may bet very bad very soon.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 6:25 PM
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