class logistical ability. "If the [Security] Council asks us to move in, and we are doing contingency planning, we would expect to go in with completely different force and have a completely different concept of operation," said Annan. The secretary-general indicated that U.N. troops would have more access to jeeps and tactical air assets so that peacekeepers could arrive during security breaches and violence rather than after damage has occurred. The United Nations has "to be able to send a message to the militia and the people causing the damage that we have a force that is capable to respond, a force that is everywhere, and a force that will be there on time to prevent them from intimidating and killing innocent civilians," said Annan. The secretary-general said that an effective peacekeeping force could only be assembled through the participation of governments with highly trained, well-equipped troops. Annan said he would discuss the possibility of US military participation in any UN mission to Darfur during his meeting in Washington with President George W. Bush on Monday.
