EU peacekeepers soon in the DR of Congo

[BeBMan]

I hope we hadn´t already a thread about it.....

Ok, here´s a BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2962948.stm

Question for the military experts: what can 1400 soldiers do to stabilize an instable region full of rivalizing militias?

Politically it is interesting because for the first time, the EU acts militarily on its own (some operations on the Balkan are now also under EU control, but they started as NATO ops). Could be a model for further operations.

[Paul Hanson]

I don't think they're intended to stabilise the entire region; they're just there to provide a presence of some kind and make the town safer.

What I'm more interested in is how long it will take someone to needlessly criticise this. I'm guessing 6 minutes.

[Bereta_Eder]

The most important is FYROM (as far as I am concerned)

[Solly]

"what can 1400 soldiers do to stabilize an instable region full of rivalizing militias?"

Not very much.

"The most important is FYROM"

Just call it Macedonia.

[Colonâ„¢]

They'll only intervene in Bunia. Nobody even thinks of trying to pacify the whole country with such a mission.

Does the UN mandate the use of force by the mission? It would be pretty darn ****ty if we'd end up with another Bosnia or Rwanda.

[Ecthy]

any suggestions about how t odeal with the exam then, Stewieboy?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Colon
They'll only intervene in Bunia. Nobody even thinks of trying to pacify the whole country with such a mission.

Yes, not the whole country, but I thought the Ituri region (maybe I´m wrong here)

Does the UN mandate the use of force by the mission? It would be pretty darn ****ty if we'd end up with another Bosnia or Rwanda.

AFAIK yes, I read somewhere else there will also be additional UN (African) peacekeepers (ca. 1000?)

[Bereta_Eder]

Anyway the next step is for Europe to build wholesome defence systems for its yet embryonic army.

[Ecthy]

I can't understand why we prevent the auto-extinction of .... well... of those that might be superior masses and therefore hard enemies in the future...

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson
What I'm more interested in is how long it will take someone to needlessly criticise this. I'm guessing 6 minutes.

I bet an American jumps in soon. The European Union is a stronghold for neo-imperialism! How dare you try to impose your Euro-centric values on the poor, oppressed and war-torn peoples of Africa?!

Gatekeeper

[Ecthy]

paiktis - French author Emmanuel Todd advises Europe to expand nuclear capability...

[Solly]

Paiktis, build a European army and what would it be used for? France would veto everything except for say the defence of the Eiffel Tower.

[Solly]

Oh, good luck for your exam tomorrow Ecky. I didn't see your post there. What is it on?

[Ecthy]

France and Germany decide to annex the UK for the EU

[Ecthy]

07:30 in school....