UN Tries Its Hand at World Peace Again!

From Instapundit:


March 20, 2005

MORE STUFF TO WORRY ABOUT:

The UN says Ethiopia has moved over 30,0000 troops up to the Eritrean border, most of them near the disputed town of Badme. This breaks down to approximately six new divisions. Ethiopian infantry divisions have roughly 5000 troops. Ethiopia now has 90,000 troops in the area. This UN report follows a series of reports from mid-December 2004 that Ethiopia was reinforcing units on its side of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) created by UNMEE (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea). Other sources indicate Ethiopia is also sending new military units the Somali-Ethiopian border. Ethiopia has indicated it will offer troops to any new Somalia peacekeeping effort , either under the auspices of the UN or the African Union. Many Somali clans, however, have long-standing disputes with Ethiopia and claim that Ethiopia has been meddling in Somali affairs. This could get interesting.

Eritrea is mobilizing, too.


Medic Musing:
Once again,..the UN steps in to stop what is probably nothing more than a border squabble (although I admit I don't know much about Ethiopian/Eritrean politics) and it is now escalating into a full-on skirmish. Let's see,..the Untied Nations will debate it,..set up refugee camps in neighboring countries that aren't equipped to handle the job,....pass referenda ad nauseum,...and thousands of innocent people will die. Nice going Kofi!