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Article: Why the United States should care about Liberia -- Part II
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- Baltimore Afro-American
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- November 16, 1996
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Edwin G. K. Zeodua
Baltimore Afro-American
11-16-1996
Why the United States should care about Liberia -- Part II.
The United States should take the necessary steps to ensure that its commitment of $30 million to support the ECOMOG peacekeeping force is obligated before the end in the right directed it will not alone enable a doubling of ECOMOG to the 18,000 troops necessary for development by November. It is vital that the United States provided additional funds to make up this shortfall or take the lead to obtain significant pledges from other donor countries.
A top priority of the United States should be the implementation of a serious program for demobilizing Liberia's combatants. ...