Engin olía, engum bjargað.

Líbýa eru heppnari að vera með olíu, þ.e eitthvað sem vesturveldin þarfnast.

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[Brynjar Björnsson (IP-tala skráð) 2.4.2011 kl. 12:21]

Fílabeinsströndin hefur reyndar olíu:

"While it does not have the prolific offshore oil fields of Nigeria, it does possess a modest upstream oil industry.

Its recoverable oil reserves have been estimated at 100 million barrels and recoverable gas reserves at 1.1 Tcf. Oil producing fields are Lion and Panthere (condensates).

The Ivory Coast is self sufficient in producing refined petroleum products and is also a major supplier to the West African region. Six major oil companies are involved in marketing products in Côte d’Ivoire as well as the local PetroIvoire."

http://www.mbendi.com/indy/oilg/af/ci/p0005.htm

Fólk er líklega ekki búið að gleyma borgarastyrjöldinni sem braust út þarna árið 2002:

"Attacks were launched almost simultaneously in most major cities; the government forces maintained control of Abidjan and the south, but the new rebel forces had taken the north and based themselves in Bouake.

Laurent Gbagbo considered deserters from the army, supported by interference from Burkina Faso, as the cause of destabilization.

France wished reconciliation, when the Côte d'Ivoire government wanted military repression. Eventually France sent 2500 soldiers to man a peace line and requested help from the United Nations."

Hljómar þetta eitthvað kunnulega? Frakkar enduðu með að ráðast inn; munurinn er að seinasta janúar vildu Frakkar meina að þeir ætluðu sér ekki að blandast í málið.

[Brynjar Björnsson (IP-tala skráð) 2.4.2011 kl. 12:22]

Bah, gleymdi seinni heimildinni. Ég leyfði mér að taka wikipedia á þetta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivorian_Civil_War

[Teitur Haraldsson, 2.4.2011 kl. 19:03]

Takk fyrir þessar upplýsingar.

Ætli þetta sé ekki meinið
"major supplier to the West African region."

Af hverju voru Frakkar að vesenast þarna en ekki sameinuðuþjóðirnar, p.e.n.i.n.g.a.r.