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Offline AWMac

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« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2005, 03:02:14 PM »
First thing would be to take off them dam baby blue helmets.  You can't hide or escape and evade when you stick out with them dam baby blue helmets....

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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2005, 03:07:56 PM »
There's a reason why they wear blue barets and helmets.

Oh sorry; You were just playing dumb :)
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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2005, 03:17:34 PM »
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There's a reason why they wear blue barets and helmets.

Oh sorry; You were just playing dumb :)


I know it's the UN color, but I don't think the obvious detractor (incoming bullets, frags & rpgs) outweighs the benefits (we have blue hats on, we're peaceful & politically motivated... please ignore the fact we're all carrying assault rifles & have squad level auotmatic weapons!)... specially looking from the viewpoint of the poor bastard wearing the blue helmet. Why deploy troops to a place where it's pretty well known they're going to get shot at, and then put helmets on them that boldy delcare "SHOOT SLIGHTLY BELOW THIS! I'M NOT ON YOUR TEAM!" ?

...i'd spraypaint mine with a quickness
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« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2005, 03:51:38 PM »
Maybe because they're not there to fight. They're there to act as a passive means to peace.

UN troops are not combat troops they're armed only for self protection.

Nobody's supposed to shoot at them really. But you're right in that if someone does attack them it should be taken care of with maximum force.

Sadly that would most likely lead into a full scale war which would cause more casualties and suffering.
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« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2005, 03:57:37 PM »
Seems the UN has two choices:

1. Pull out the Peacekeepers

2. Send way more "Peacekeepers" and kick some butt

Option 1 is far and away the most likely. To me, that means the Bangladeshis died in vain. That's sad.
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« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2005, 03:59:27 PM »
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Seems like he got punished... not the same for the UN crooks.

Take it!


We played this game before, he finds "one" us case to point at and ignores the hundreds of un cases.
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« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2005, 04:05:57 PM »
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Yeah and kill them afterwards like U.S. Army Sgt Frank Ronghi ?

 

Mighty1; have you ever thought before posting crap ?


Actually it isnt crap.
I beleive he probably saw the same report as I did where it have become less then uncommon for some of these UN peackeepers to be raping the local women and young girls.

Reuters

UN's Rape of the innocents
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« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2005, 04:08:47 PM »
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ask the attackers if they are truly sorry?


Cant. Gotta pass a resolution calling for that first
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« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2005, 04:12:04 PM »
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Yeah and kill them afterwards like U.S. Army Sgt Frank Ronghi ?

 

Mighty1; have you ever thought before posting crap ?


The raping going on in the Congo by UN troops is much more then the single instance above. Maybe these 'rebels' just wanted a little pay back for the rapes of their wives, sisters and daughters.

Or maybe they remember Rwanda and what happened after peacekeepers were killed there.

Kill a few maybe they will pull out.
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« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2005, 04:24:34 PM »
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Seems the UN has two choices:

1. Pull out the Peacekeepers

2. Send way more "Peacekeepers" and kick some butt

Option 1 is far and away the most likely. To me, that means the Bangladeshis died in vain. That's sad.


Both cases would be bad; first would be bad for the people living in there and next would be bad to the whole UN; who would accept UN troops on their soils if they would come as occupiers and not as a bumper between opposing forces?

Israel had nice habit to fire UN positions earlier; what if UN troops would had answered the fire with heavy artillery and bombings?
It's possible to arm UN troops with heaviest armament one can find but what's next? Open war between UN and opposing forces? UN leaving the area and letting people get killed/massacred?
Think a bit farther.
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« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2005, 05:07:25 PM »
Well then why send troops at all? Just send some civilians dressed in powder blue jumpsuits that say "Peacekeeper" on the back and give them gum and candy to hand out.
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« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2005, 05:25:13 PM »
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Now, what will the UN do about this?


Blame Boosh.
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« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2005, 05:27:12 PM »
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Maybe because they're not there to fight. They're there to act as a passive means to peace.

UN troops are not combat troops they're armed only for self protection.



I want you to say this part to yourself outloud.

If you don't get it, I'd like for you to voluntarily give up your voting rights.
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« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2005, 05:36:51 PM »
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Well then why send troops at all? Just send some civilians dressed in powder blue jumpsuits that say "Peacekeeper" on the back and give them gum and candy to hand out.


I think you know much better. UN troops have build hospitals and have helped local police forces in their tasks.
Never mind; You were just playing dumb too :)
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« Reply #29 on: February 25, 2005, 05:49:02 PM »
Then send civilian construction people and police.

There's no point in sending combat troops that are not allowed to fight. It's stupid. It just gets them killed as we've seen and diminishes what little (if any) prestige and authority the UN has left
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