The foreign peacekeepers have been reluctant to play that role, angering many Haitians.

The other was to have a real occupation of Bosnia, with 100,000 foreign peacekeepers forcing the people there to live together.

Senior military officials said introducing foreign peacekeepers into what is still an active combat zone could complicate the American-led campaign.

Since summer 2006, though, foreign peacekeepers and Lebanese army troops have also been stationed in the South.

There are currently about 50,000 foreign peacekeepers, including 18,000 Americans, with the Bosnian operation.

Now, he says, his only dispute with the international officials is firm opposition to the dispatch of any foreign peacekeepers to Herat.

Mr. Taylor has also insisted that he would not step down until foreign peacekeepers arrive.

In the telephone interview tonight, he did not respond to a question about whether the arrival of foreign peacekeepers was still a condition for leaving.

Such a resolution would make it easier to entice foreign donations and foreign peacekeepers.

Lift out the hapless foreign peacekeepers so that the parties can fight it out until there is a decisive winner and loser.