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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
These operations are always tricky and anyone can make a mistake, but the Algerian military simply does not have the expertise for this.
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Soime Wetsern special units may have it. But whether politicians would have the guts to order them to become active, is something different. Today, we solve conflicts by negotiating and finally making some payment, to give the other side the chance to
save its face, and to demonstrate that we
understand the social
complexity of a situation that roots in a precious
foreign culture.
Too subtle for some of the scum haunting human life on this planet, it seems. Say about Islamic terrorists what yiu want: they often display a level of determination and unscrupulousness that we do not have. Reminds me of the wars in the medieval, in the unholy land. European armies better armed, Muslim armies death-defying.
I think this difference in mentality and motivation is most important. Soldiers volunteering for UN missions probably do not understand that when dreaming of helping to build schools and dig dwells and repair bridges. While their opponent is dreaming of little heaps of cut-off children arms because they showed sings of having gotten an injection by medical aid workers.