Over 7000 men killed, because they were disarmed by the UN which then refused to protect them. Ouch.
--------------------------: "Hi there, > The entire Dutch Congress resigned after a report about the Balkans > and accusations that Dutch peacekeepers did too little to prevent a > massacre? > > What's up with that DD? In a nutshell, Dutch peacekeepers were sent in to protect an enclave against the Serbs armed with nothing but light vehicles (pretty nifty ones, but light nevertheless) and light weapons. They had no UN mandate to do anything but observe. When the serbs attacked there was the option of air support, which would have driven them back, but the UN blocked it. Over 7000 Bosnian men were subsequently killed while they had disarmed because they trusted the UN. A recent report cleared the soldiers of most if not all blame, but was less kind on the politicians. A few ministers then decided to do the honorable thing, and in their wake the rest of the gov't followed. A mild punishment, IMHO, as several of the soldiers involved took their own lives because of he trauma. (Just to give you an impression of how bad it was). I still think we shouldn't have been there, but as we had disarmed the people who were defending themselves against genocide, I believe heads should roll in more ways than career-wise. Elections are up soon, so the gov't will go on without making major decissions untill then. Greetz. DD. ------------------------- -Gel ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
