What will happen in Liberia if America does not intervene in the civil war?
You know failure on the part of the United States to get involved in the Liberian crisis is considered acquiescence. LURD looks at America’s inaction as acquiescence. America has to be clear and unequivocal about this particular issue. I do not see military victory on the part of the government as a solution to the problem. We intend to speak to LURD. There is no doubt about it. And we want to make sure that that will coincide with a diplomatic approach on the part of the United States and international community. We cannot continue to encourage these non state actors in the region. There are a lot of them. Some are combatants from Liberia, some are combatants from Sierra Leone, some are combatants from Guinea, and now you’re going to have some combatants from Cote d’Ivoire. Governments have to get together and put a stop to the activities of these non state actors. If not they’re going to destabilize. There is a whole pool of mercenaries in West Africa. We must ask America to come in.
