A11 Call for Peacekeepers in Darfur The United Nations' top envoy for Sudan called for a large and swift deployment of African Union peacekeepers with a mandate to protect civilians and monitor Sudanese security forces on the ground in Darfur.
"The location is critical for us to forward-deploy our forces, and I would expect us very quickly to start using those facilities, perhaps as a 'lily pad' allowing swift deployment into the area.
On Monday, South Korea announced that it would press ahead with the "swift deployment" of a U.S. missile defense system despite vociferous Chinese opposition.
The UN called for the swift deployment of an international force to Mali.
Obama this month announced the swift deployment of an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan, bringing the American force to about 100,000 by the summer.
As the number of cases has reduced, this strategy has been adapted to a rapid response model that allows for the swift deployment of teams and equipment wherever an Ebola case emerges.
It took command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan in 2003 as part of a growing awareness of the global terrorist threat, and set up a 9,000-strong 9,000-strongon forapidoreactiondeployment to trouble spots anywhere in the world.
"The United Nations has a duty to address this through the swift deployment of survey and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in order to ensure safe access for all actors and, importantly, to respond to the needs of the Malian population.
Congolese rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda, all of whom have been fighting Mr. Kabila, also said they supported swift deployment.
The two countries "are working closely to ensure the swift deployment of THAAD and will develop specific operational procedures," the Pentagon said.
With today's appearance, just days after a prototype interceptor shot down a mock warhead 140 miles over the Pacific, Mr. Wolfowitz stepped up the administration's efforts to confront Democrats who strongly oppose swift deployment of missile defenses, as many Republicans have urged.
