Re: THE EYES OF A SOLDIER

At 1:08 AM +1000 5/30/02, Derek Fulton wrote:
>At 09:18  29/05/02 -0500, DAWGIE wrote:
>>UN peacekeepers are a huge  bad joke. as are observers, and "police".
>>
>>again i hear this  from cousins  who served with them in the Balkans
>>among other places.
>
>I take it you are excluding from your sweeping statement the UNARMED 
>UN police officers who faced down rampaging militia after the 
>independence vote in East Timor, protecting East Timorese people who 
>had taken refuge in the UN compound.

Sadly it really does depend on situation and rules of engagement. I 
for one think its bloody stupid to send military forces into an area 
to protect a peace and not give them ROE that allow for fire in dire 
situations where they or 'protectees' are in danger.
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