Bush says no to U.S. military aid for Liberia

[Nambe]

Associated Press

PRETORIA, South Africa -- President Bush suggested Wednesday that any U.S. military help in ending brutal civil unrest in Liberia might consist mostly of advisers and trainers to avoid stretching American forces too thinly around the globe.

"We won't overextend our troops, period," Bush said at a joint news conference with South African President Thabo Mbeki, who had pressed him on what role the United States would play in the crisis.

African nations want the United States to do more to end the bloodshed in the western Africa nation. But U.S. lawmakers, including some leading Republicans, have questioned the wisdom of yet another major overseas military entanglement with so many troops already on the ground in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Still weighing a final decision, Bush noted that the Pentagon had already trained African peacekeepers, including those from Nigeria and Senegal.

"It's in our interest that we continue that strategy so that we don't ever get overextended," he said. ---

Banish bush From Texas Too

[David Zephyr]

1. Memo to GWB: Our Troops Are Already Over Extended

Slip, slidin' away.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

2. wait, I thought it was "Bring 'Em On"...not "Lead 'Em On"...

maybe Smirko W. AmBush became a bit confused between soundbytes about "bring 'em, on" and "leadership"...