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well i meant in addition to the others.
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the rooskies, who elseComment
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no wimpy peacekeepers indeed...the French will send in some very good forces.
of course, having the Belgians there kinda negates that effect...Quod Me Nutrit Me DestruitComment
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As an aside I must say that I'm appalled by the unilateralism displayed by the EU in this instance.Originally posted by Saint Marcus
no wimpy peacekeepers indeed...I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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To be fair its only unilateralism insofar as the US couldn't give a **** about what happens to a bunch or darkies in a place none of them have heard of.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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How dare they commit forces without UN mandate?I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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At the request of the UN secretary general to support an ongoing mission?Originally posted by DinoDoc
How dare they commit forces without UN mandate?
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They have a UN mandate, I literally posted the damn thing in this topic.Originally posted by DinoDoc
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perhaps it's time you start looking at the situation in your own countryOriginally posted by panag
hi ,
next week they are going to send the belgians in , ......
maybe its time the Israeli's go back , .....
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Why are the opperating outside of UN control (no blue helmets) then? Or was the article you posted merely talking crap?Originally posted by HershOstropoler
At the request of the UN secretary general to support an ongoing mission?
Out of curiosity, why does the UN send troops to these type of areas without even half the arms the EU is sending with thier troops?I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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They'll be there to support the troops that are already present. And I think well-equiped troops could handle the ragtag militias with mandate they have. IMHO of course.Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
If your safe haven is porous, and/or you don't have heavy weapons support and airmobility, 1,400 troops on the ground can't do much, even in a small area. Look at UNISOM I for a good example.
1,400 sounds like a decent number, until you factor in support troops (clerks, maintenance, mess hall, medical, signals, etc.) which don't give you nearly the combat posture as line troops will, and the fact that you can't pull 50% or 100% night alerts all the time.
Three airmobile brigades, OTOH, could rapidly take the war to the militias and rebels all over the country, and break their asses pretty quick, although it would be a while before you could train competent national forces to maintain stability. A long while. Another problem is that the resource richer areas of Congo (Katanga especially) have always been a bit secessionist, so "national" troops wouldn't be particularly welcome.
I don't know how many troops or how much equipment 3 airmobile brigades is, but even if we plan on something as ambitious as stabilising the whole country I'm sceptical we could do anything outside of the medium-sized cities. Concepts such as central authorithy and infrastructure have disintigrated completely, even the rebel groups, Ruanda and Uganda have more nominal than real control over 'their' territories.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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duh...not all UN endorsed mission have blue helmets.Why are the opperating outside of UN control (no blue helmets) then? Or was the article you posted merely talking crap?
Gulf War 1 was UN endorsed as well for crying out loud.Quod Me Nutrit Me DestruitComment
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The UN sends troops without arms on the basis that if they aren't armed no one will see them as a threat and then aon't hurt them. Of course this is bollocks but the whole problem with the UN is its dislike of interferring with "sovereign" nations even if it is committing genocide.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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It was the heavy weapons and the authority to use them that confused me more than anything about that point.Originally posted by Saint Marcus
duh...not all UN endorsed mission have blue helmets.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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