Clinton 'Concerned' by Ivory Coast Violence, Calls on Election Loser to Step Down

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, responding to reports that more than 1,000 people were massacred in the western part of Ivory Coast amid a succession battle, said Sunday she is "deeply concerned" about the violence and called on the entrenched incumbent to step down "immediately."

The secretary of state called for order in a nation where post-election abuses have increasingly raised international concern. Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent who lost a November vote, has refused to step down to make way for the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara.

But after hundreds were reported dead in a neighborhood controlled by pro-Ouattara forces, Clinton said those loyal to him must respect the rules of war and stop attacks on civilians.

"President Ouattara's troops must live up to the ideals and vision articulated by their elected leader. At the same time, we call on the UN peacekeeping mission to aggressively enforce its mandate to protect civilians," Clinton said. "As President Ouattara takes the reins of government, he must prevent his troops from carrying out reprisals and revenge attacks against their former foes."

The AFP reported that international peacekeepers have taken control of the airport in the country's largest city, and that France has increased the number of troops it has on the ground to 1,400. Meanwhile, the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast began evacuating about 200 employees following attacks on its headquarters by forces loyal to Gbagbo.

The mission coincides with the international campaign in Libya to protect civilians from Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, a conflict that has generated far more attention and summoned far more resources.
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Obama can only fight one kinetic non-war at a time...

[SrWoodchuck]

Fox News:

 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, responding to reports that more than 1,000 people were massacred in the western part of Ivory Coast amid a succession battle, said Sunday she is "deeply concerned" about the violence and called on the entrenched incumbent to step down "immediately."

 

The secretary of state called for order in a nation where post-election abuses have increasingly raised international concern. Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent who lost a November vote, has refused to step down to make way for the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara.

 

But after hundreds were reported dead in a neighborhood controlled by pro-Ouattara forces, Clinton said those loyal to him must respect the rules of war and stop attacks on civilians.

 

"President Ouattara's troops must live up to the ideals and vision articulated by their elected leader. At the same time, we call on the UN peacekeeping mission to aggressively enforce its mandate to protect civilians," Clinton said. "As President Ouattara takes the reins of government, he must prevent his troops from carrying out reprisals and revenge attacks against their former foes."

 

The AFP reported that international peacekeepers have taken control of the airport in the country's largest city, and that France has increased the number of troops it has on the ground to 1,400. Meanwhile, the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast began evacuating about 200 employees following attacks on its headquarters by forces loyal to Gbagbo.

 

The mission coincides with the international campaign in Libya to protect civilians from Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, a conflict that has generated far more attention and summoned far more resources.

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Obama can only fight one kinetic non-war at a time...

A case could be made that Libya is Hillary's war.....she pushed it to the brink. Obama had to fight against his "mentors" dogma & friendships [Wright & Farrakhan, buddies with Gaddafi] & then run to South America.

 

Hillary has "huevos" enough for both of them......after all, it fits Obama's special mandate for kinetic military action. Watch for the UN to make a move.....now that they can wag a big stick like American military power.

[AceRimmer]

How many Tomahawks and covert 'boots on the ground' will this one cost us?

[Saltbag]

It's times like this that I wish we had no standing army. Imagine trying to recruit people to stand up to go to the Ivory Coast, which 99+% of Americans can't locate on a map and influences their lives even less.