Leaders of the Arab League called for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping force for Syria yesterday after a meeting in Cairo, hours after the controversial head of the organisation’s Syrian observer mission resigned.
Mohammed al-Dabi, the Sudanese general who faced a torrent of criticism from rights groups and activists for his apparent failure to acknowledge violence by the regime, stepped down as Arab ministers attempted to revive the mission under a new mandate.
If past experience is any indicator, then we can expect the bulk of those troops to be American or British, can’t we? More “let the Yanks and the Brits handle it,” right?
No, if the UN does send troops, then let other countries send THEIR young men and women! We’ve paid more than our fair share in shattered lives, and it’s time for others to handle the entire load for a change.
Don’t forget the Canadians. We’ve been involved in peacekeeping deployments as long as or longer than most.
You’re right, of course!