  >
  >  Besides, there's no case that can be made for US military involvement
  >  there that doesn't apply equally well to, say, Liberia, Angola, or
  >  (it appears with the Khmer Rouge's new campaign) Cambodia.   Non-whites
  >  don't count?

  Hmm...some might say Kuwaitis are non-white. Ooops, I forgot, Kuwaitis are
  "oil rich", "loaded with petro-dollars", etc so they don't count.

...and let's not forget Somalia, which is about as far from white as it
gets.