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Wednesday, August 6, 2003

U.S. 'advisory' troops enter Liberia

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President Bush has ordered a small force of U.S. troops into Liberia despite President Charles Taylor's failure to heed Mr. Bush's calls to leave office as a way to restore stability to the war-torn African nation.

Black Hawk helicopters landed in the capital city of Monrovia yesterday, disgorging an "advisory team" of fewer than 20 GIs to serve at the headquarters of a multinational peacekeeping force. Another 80 troops recently arrived to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy there.

In addition, 2,400 Marines stand ready 40 miles off the Liberian coast in case of an emergency. The last of a three-ship amphibious readiness group yesterday arrived offshore.

"This is all part of determining what is necessary to help [West African troops] to go in and provide the conditions necessary for humanitarian relief to arrive, whether it be by sea or by air," Mr. Bush said near his Texas ranch.

The president was referring to Monday's arrival in Liberia of the first of several battalions of Nigerian troops, which will be followed by additional forces from Bangladesh. Reports from Liberia estimated 500 troops were in the capital yesterday.

The deployment of what eventually will amount to more than 3,000 Nigerians to Liberia was hailed by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

"The Nigerians showed up in good order," Mr. Powell said as he joined Mr. Bush outside a diner. "More forces are arriving and they're starting to establish a sense of security and I think put hope back in the hearts of the Liberian people. And we want to support them and assist them."

This is the first deployment of U.S. military forces into sub-Saharan Africa since 1993, when President Clinton sent troops into Somalia. He pulled out after 18 of them died in the longest ground attack since Vietnam, a firefight memorialized in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."

Mr. Bush had been mulling whether to send troops to Liberia for more than a month and had hoped Mr. Taylor would step aside before any such deployment. When asked July 3 about when he might send troops, the president said he wanted "to make sure that there are certain expectations met."

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