The Force Is Weak Without A Millennium Falcon

Without the aid of more helicopters, the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to Darfur may fail, a top U.N. official has said. The 26,000 members of security, named The Force, are setting to bring stability to the region after over 4 years of continuous conflict. The Force though remains flightless as the deployment date draws near.
Jean-Marie Guehenno, head of the UN peacekeeping department, told reporters The Force needed six attack helicopters and 18 transport helicopters in order to make the mission a success.
That, unfortunately, is not the only commitment problem the peacekeeping mission has. The Sudanese government has yet to authorise the actual make-up of The Force members.
They want The Force to consist mainly of African troops and continues to be upset that peacekeepers from Thailand, Nepal and Norway have been added to The Force.
BBC Africa editor David Bamford says, "..it seems Western countries have been slow in providing the equipment because they lack confidence in the control structure of the joint force.." Source.

California Damage

Nothing Gov. Schwarzenegger couldn't, hasn't delt with before.
As the firing inferno that is now southern Cali blazes on, Govenor of the year (a title I bestowed on him, you agree?), Arnold Schwarzenegger remaines optimistic and proud of his Californians stating:
"..Then when you think about it, I figured we're in state of emergency in the 7 counties and then we request it from the federal government and within a day, they came through."
-I had to watch the video several times to get Gov. Schwarzenegger's exact words. Its his thick accent + he's talking really fast. I still dont think I have it right but..
Even as the NBC News reporter points out the fact that if he had more resources available to him then he may be able fight the blaze more efficiently, Arnold replies back with, "Anyone who is complaining about the planes just wants to complain because thats a bunch of nonesense. The fact is that if all the planes in the world were here, we have 90 planes here and they cant fly because of the heavy wind conditions. ....Trust me, your looking for a mistake and you won't find it."
What I love most about the Govenors attitude is that he knows that he is up against one the largest firey infernos battles to hit Cali in history. He can also see, as the rest of the country does, the incredibly grueling task the firefighters took on and the amazing job they are doing at fighting these flames despite the horrible wind conditions. Californias' environment actually requires fire to clear the brush for new growth. So as devistating as these blazes look they are only really hurting the homeowner. Source.