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ProfessorMurder · 07-04-2009, 12:31 AM

The "lease" was up for the french,
so they used a smiley face: they sent in the U.N.
In other words we got cheated out of a war by a Canadian.

And it was pretty hairy;
We wanted a quick scary war for money with a bully and nerd
not a war with all super powers fighting for
who can sell cheap furniture to each other the fastest.

from wiki:

In 1854 and 1856 Ferdinand de Lesseps obtained a concession from Sa'id
Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt, to create a company to construct a canal open
to ships of all nations, according to plans created by Austrian engineer Luigi
Negrelli. The company was to operate the canal by leasing the relevant land,
for 99 years from its opening.

The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez) came into being on 15 December, 1858.

The excavation took nearly 11 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers.
Some sources estimate that over 30,000 people were forced to work on the
canal. [27]

The British recognised the canal as an important trade route and perceived
the French project as a threat to their geopolitical and financial interests.
The British Empire was the major global naval force and officially condemned
the forced work and sent armed bedouins to start a revolt among workers.
Involuntary labour on the project ceased, and the viceroy condemned the
slavery, halting the project.[28]

Angered by the British opportunism, de Lesseps sent a letter to the British
government remarking on the British lack of remorse a few years earlier when
forced workers died in similar conditions building the British railway in Egypt.

Main article: Suez Crisis

After the United Kingdom and the United States withdrew their pledge to
support the construction of the Aswan Dam due to Egyptian overtures
towards the Soviet Union, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised
the canal in 1956, intending to finance the dam project using revenue from
the canal, while at the same time closing the Gulf of Aqaba to all Israeli
shipping by closure of the Straits of Tiran. This provoked the Suez Crisis, in
which the UK, France and Israel colluded to invade Egypt. The intention was
for Israel to invade on the ground, and for the Anglo-French partnership to
give air and other support, later to intervene to resolve the crisis and control
the canal.

To stop the war from spreading and to save the British from what he thought
was a disastrous action, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs,
Lester B. Pearson, proposed the creation of the very first United Nations
peacekeeping force to ensure access to the canal for all and an Israeli
withdrawal from the Sinai. On 4 November 1956, a majority of nations at the
United Nations voted for Pearson's peacekeeping resolution, which mandated
the UN peacekeepers to stay in the Sinai Peninsula unless both Egypt and
Israel agreed to their withdrawal. The United States backed this proposal by
putting financial pressure on the British government, which then agreed to
withdraw its troops. Pearson was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

As a result of damage and ships intentionally sunk under orders from Nasser[
32] the canal was closed until April 1957, when it was cleared with UN
assistance. A UN force (UNEF) was established to maintain the neutrality of
the canal and the Sinai Peninsula.

Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973

In May 1967 President Nasser ordered the UN peacekeeping forces out of the
Sinai Peninsula, including the Suez Canal area. Despite Israeli objections in
the United Nations, the peacekeepers were withdrawn and the Egyptian army
took up positions on the Israeli border, closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli
shipping. The canal itself had been closed to Israeli shipping since 1949,
except for a short period in 1951-1952.

These actions were key factors in the Israeli decision to launch a pre-
emptive attack on Egypt in June 1967, and to capture the Sinai Peninsula to
the Suez Canal. After the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, also called the Six Day War,
the canal was closed by an Egyptian blockade until 5 June 1975. As a result,
fourteen cargo ships known as "The Yellow Fleet" remained trapped in the
canal for over eight years. In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, the canal
was the scene of a major crossing by the Egyptian army into Israeli-occupied
Sinai. Much wreckage from this conflict remains visible along the canal's edges.

The UNEF mandate expired in 1979. Despite the efforts of the United States,
Israel, Egypt, and others to obtain an extension of the UN role in observing
the peace between Israel and Egypt, as called for under the Egypt-Israel
Peace Treaty of 1979, the mandate could not be extended because of the
veto by the USSR in the security council, at the request of Syria.
Accordingly, negotiations for a new observer force in the Sinai produced the
Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), stationed in Sinai in 1981 in
coordination with a phased Israeli withdrawal. It is there under agreements
between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and other nations. [33].

1956-1981

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ProfessorMurder Jackal Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 31 Thanked 122 Times in 99 Posts	We're still in control but Instead of the CIA we sent in the UN The "lease" was up for the french, so they used a smiley face: they sent in the U.N. In other words we got cheated out of a war by a Canadian. And it was pretty hairy; We wanted a quick scary war for money with a bully and nerd not a war with all super powers fighting for who can sell cheap furniture to each other the fastest. from wiki: In 1854 and 1856 Ferdinand de Lesseps obtained a concession from Sa'id Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt, to create a company to construct a canal open to ships of all nations, according to plans created by Austrian engineer Luigi Negrelli. The company was to operate the canal by leasing the relevant land, for 99 years from its opening. The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez) came into being on 15 December, 1858. The excavation took nearly 11 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers. Some sources estimate that over 30,000 people were forced to work on the canal. [27] The British recognised the canal as an important trade route and perceived the French project as a threat to their geopolitical and financial interests. The British Empire was the major global naval force and officially condemned the forced work and sent armed bedouins to start a revolt among workers. Involuntary labour on the project ceased, and the viceroy condemned the slavery, halting the project.[28] Angered by the British opportunism, de Lesseps sent a letter to the British government remarking on the British lack of remorse a few years earlier when forced workers died in similar conditions building the British railway in Egypt. Main article: Suez Crisis After the United Kingdom and the United States withdrew their pledge to support the construction of the Aswan Dam due to Egyptian overtures towards the Soviet Union, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the canal in 1956, intending to finance the dam project using revenue from the canal, while at the same time closing the Gulf of Aqaba to all Israeli shipping by closure of the Straits of Tiran. This provoked the Suez Crisis, in which the UK, France and Israel colluded to invade Egypt. The intention was for Israel to invade on the ground, and for the Anglo-French partnership to give air and other support, later to intervene to resolve the crisis and control the canal. To stop the war from spreading and to save the British from what he thought was a disastrous action, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, proposed the creation of the very first United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure access to the canal for all and an Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai. On 4 November 1956, a majority of nations at the United Nations voted for Pearson's peacekeeping resolution, which mandated the UN peacekeepers to stay in the Sinai Peninsula unless both Egypt and Israel agreed to their withdrawal. The United States backed this proposal by putting financial pressure on the British government, which then agreed to withdraw its troops. Pearson was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As a result of damage and ships intentionally sunk under orders from Nasser[ 32] the canal was closed until April 1957, when it was cleared with UN assistance. A UN force (UNEF) was established to maintain the neutrality of the canal and the Sinai Peninsula. Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973 In May 1967 President Nasser ordered the UN peacekeeping forces out of the Sinai Peninsula, including the Suez Canal area. Despite Israeli objections in the United Nations, the peacekeepers were withdrawn and the Egyptian army took up positions on the Israeli border, closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. The canal itself had been closed to Israeli shipping since 1949, except for a short period in 1951-1952. These actions were key factors in the Israeli decision to launch a pre- emptive attack on Egypt in June 1967, and to capture the Sinai Peninsula to the Suez Canal. After the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, also called the Six Day War, the canal was closed by an Egyptian blockade until 5 June 1975. As a result, fourteen cargo ships known as "The Yellow Fleet" remained trapped in the canal for over eight years. In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, the canal was the scene of a major crossing by the Egyptian army into Israeli-occupied Sinai. Much wreckage from this conflict remains visible along the canal's edges. The UNEF mandate expired in 1979. Despite the efforts of the United States, Israel, Egypt, and others to obtain an extension of the UN role in observing the peace between Israel and Egypt, as called for under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, the mandate could not be extended because of the veto by the USSR in the security council, at the request of Syria. Accordingly, negotiations for a new observer force in the Sinai produced the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), stationed in Sinai in 1981 in coordination with a phased Israeli withdrawal. It is there under agreements between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and other nations. [33]. 1956-1981 __________________ "No contaban con mi astucia!"