Before now, United Nations forces could only hit targets one or two miles away.

But it is far from clear that the United Nations force has any interest in such an expanded task.

It will take at least another two weeks before the United Nations forces are fully deployed, however.

United Nations forces were charged with "monitoring the humanitarian situation in the safe area."

Those are problems that any new United Nations force would undoubtedly want to fix.

But there is no visible recruitment yet for a United Nations force.

Ideally, we would be able to use United Nations forces.

There are now 23,183 troops on the ground as part of the United Nations force.

The United Nations force has made a difference, and is consolidating its position.

But why insist that the United Nations force be cut back?