The UN called for the swift deployment of an international force to Mali.
Congolese rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda, all of whom have been fighting Mr. Kabila, also said they supported swift deployment.
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.
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.
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.
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 Wall Street Journal noted that the action would be the largest swift deployment of troops since the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and would be larger than the current U.S. deployment to Iraq and Syria.
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.
"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.
Mr. Bratton used Compstat to direct swift deployments of officers to areas with high concentrations of crime and to hold commanders accountable for crime problems in their precincts.
