Time for American GIs to become U.N. peacekeepers
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Little-noticed among all the Obama-Putin drama and other recent intrigue at the United Nations has been one issue that President Obama himself chose to highlight prominently: the future of United Nations peacekeeping. But Obama did not mention main combat troops or even military police. There may be very important cases where American advisory teams, for instance, could make a big difference.
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Antony Blinken says too many Palestinians are being killed in Israel-Hamas war
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IDF officers train UN peacekeepers in medical care in Mongolia exercise. The Times of Israel HD wallpaper
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U.S. Army, Page 147
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United Nations peacekeeping - Wikipedia
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Walter Dorn and Peter Langille: Where have all the Canadian peacekeepers gone?
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U.S. Army, Page 87
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Bystanders to Genocide - The Atlantic
Donald Trump US Budget Cuts to UN Peacekeeping Programs
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Calls grow to reform UN peacekeeping missions – DW – 12/06/2023
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National Peacekeepers' Day