Photo: A map showing areas of operation of an EU anti-piracy mission. Somali pirates said Friday they had freed a Saudi-owned supertanker, whose capture nearly two months ago caused panic in international shipping and spurred the world into tougher anti-piracy action. (AFP/Graphic)From Yahoo News/AP:
UNITED NATIONS – The United States circulated a draft resolution calling for a U.N. peacekeeping force to be deployed in Somalia by June 1 to replace an African Union force now confined to a small area of the capital.
The draft obtained Monday by The Associated Press would renew the mandate of the AU force for six months and urge African nations to increase its strength from the current 2,600 to the 8,000 originally called for before the U.N. deploys its force.
The resolution is drafted under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which is militarily enforceable, and declares that "the situation in Somalia constitutes a threat to international peace and security in the region."
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My Comment: Somalia is not the only country that needs soldiers to maintain stability and peace. Other countries include Sudan (Darfur and southern Sudan), Congo, Zimbabwe, Nigeria .... hmmmm ..... make that most of Africa needing some form of security and force to maintain it.
Possibility of this happening is .... zero.
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