France Wants EU Troops to Shoot Back

The French are proposing new ROE for the Congo:

New rules of military engagement are necessary for the 17,000 UN peacekeeping troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday in Marseille. 'The rules of engagement now are very restrictive,' Kouchner said ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the southern French city of Marseille. 'We can not have soldiers there who are not allowed to shoot. I'm not saying we should make war. But we should be able to carry out defensive missions.'

No word on whether the ammunition would be be real...

By: Brant