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Originally posted by Shortfuse
What you two said is very true. I wouldn't argue that one in no shape form or fashion.
But my point was that war gives the oppourtunity for corruption. These men could've had Blue Helmets or flying the Stars or Stripe, the Union Jack, the Maple Leaf, or the Russian Flag. War brings out the worse even in the people who are there to keep the peace.
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It's no excuse, especially the civilian personal in the peacekeeping operation. They were there to protect and monitor, not to rape and pillage. Nations usually send their elite forces, or those who were trained in peacekeeping into these kind of operations. In another word, the soldiers were not you usual GI. The civilian personals should know better, they were UN officials and should be highly educated. As I said, this is not a war time situation, it is a humanatirian situation and the people should be more professional. Unfortunately, this is not the case and I hope they are prosecuted and send away for a very long time.