Peacekeepers – Quotes

The United States must

The United States must reach out to the world community with a new plan to stabilize Iraq, bring U.N. peacekeepers in, and bring U.S. troops home. Dennis Kucinich

Working with the UN’s diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should play a role in defusing and settling them. Without giving up our sovereignty, we can help the UN with better training and better command and control in order to develop … Read more

It never occurred to

It never occurred to me that anyone would name a nuclear missile “Peacekeeper”. It never occurred to me that thousands of people would be killed in the name of “peace-keeping”. Assata Shakur

I do believe that

I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed. Alex J. Morrison

I think fundamentally the

I think fundamentally the bigger question is, what are we expecting peacekeepers to do? Are they actually, as the traditional conception would have it, keeping peace, in which case they’re not there to actively intervene and stop violence? When we send them into these places, do we expect they will respond forcefully? Rebecca Hamilton

There is no way

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
A. J. Muste

The vote on the

The vote on the Peacekeeper is also a vote on Geneva. Rejecting the Peacekeeper will knock the legs out from under the negotiating table. (On importance of the MX missile)
Ronald Reagan