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French Offer More TroopsPosted on Aug 25, 2006
Not to be outdone by the Italians, France has raised its troop commitment to 2,000, hoping to retain its leadership role in the peacekeeping effort in Lebanon. Kofi Annan was initially displeased with Europe’s response to the call for a peacekeeping force. France, which helped draft the resolution calling for peacekeeping in Lebanon, initially offered only 200 additional troops, calling the force’s mandate vague.
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