But even this may have come too late to restore confidence in the force.

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Last week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on the Sudanese government to allow a strong UN peace keeping force into the region to restore order.

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The United Nations has passed a good resolution that has authorized an international force, led by France and Italy, to help you restore Lebanese sovereignty over Lebanese soil.

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"Now we were able to restore most of the oil fields and they are ready to produce but we need our work force to come back, " said Mr. Ghanem.

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Once the withdrawal has been confirmed, the 4, 500-member United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) is expected to be strengthened to enable it to help restore Beirut's authority over the area.

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The Stanford program is structured to help restore that confidence through a disciplined approach that puts a premium on fresh thinking rather than simply blunt-force execution.

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