U.S. Ambassador John Blaney told Koinange he was " very proud" U.S. troops were in Liberia. He said they would play a " major support role" with the West African peacekeepers.
" We are going to get the free port open and get assistance to hundreds of thousands of people who are suffering," he said.
The U.S. reaction force is expected to be in place for only a few days until a second battalion of Nigerian peacekeepers arrives later this week. " At that point, the reaction force will depart," Schwartz said.
Marines in Liberia....
