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What now for Darfur? | 76 comments (76 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

If the UNSC were to impose a no-fly zone over Darfur, who would enforce it? What AU members have the necessary Air Force capabilities to do that?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 12:57:38 PM EST
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And to run the required forward operating bases and command and control? Nobody? Maybe South Africa would have the planes but I doubt they could run the distant bases.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 01:00:58 PM EST
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Darfur borders Chad. Could the operations be run from airfields there?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 01:11:37 PM EST
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Oh, they can , as they prooved in the Angola-war some time ago. Again economics (oil) and politics (Russia, China...) have their own (hidden) agenda.

The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)

by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 01:25:40 PM EST
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Perhaps Egypt, which gets tons of US military aid and is run by a former member of the air force.

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by Atlantic Review (bl -at- atlanticreview dot org) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 01:30:21 PM EST
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Re: What now for Darfur? (none / 0)

Possible perhaps.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 at 01:31:45 PM EST
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