U.N. Peacekeepers from the USA

The U.N. confirms: As of September 30, 2005, there are 356 U.N. peacekeepers from America (10 troops, 327 police, and 19 military observers) serving in 6 U.N. peacekeeping missions.

A total of 29 U.S. soldiers currently serving the U.N.

"Likewise, international organizations can serve the cause of peace. I will never place U.S. troops under U.N. command - but the U.N. can help in weapons inspections, peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts."

- Governor George W. Bush, "A Distinctly American Internationalism," Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California, November 19, 1999. see: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bush/wspeech.htm

"The United Nations was not designed to summon or lead armies in the field and, as a matter of U.S. sovereignty, American troops must never serve under United Nations command."

- 2000 Republican Party Platform See http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/conventions/republican/features/platform.00/#56

Photo of U.N. peacekeepers from USA in Kosovo.

1994 Republican Contract with America: "No U.S. troops under U.N. command and restoration of the essential parts of our national security funding to strengthen our national defense and maintain our credibility around the world." see http://www.nationalcenter.org/ContractwithAmerica.html