African Union peacekeepers are trying to stem the violence in war-torn Darfur (File photo).(AFP: Isam Al-Haj)
From Foreign Policy Blog:
There is a crisis. People are dying. Sending peacekeepers sounds great -- they come with UN neutrality, a mandate (usually) to use force, and the promise to do something. Who doesn't want to help out in places like the DR Congo, Zimbabwe, and Somalia?
If only it were so easy, writes a U.S. Government Accountability Office in a report released today. Future peacekeeping missions will be plagued by complex logistics, extensive troop needs, daunting political circumstances, and a reluctance from member states to donate troops and resources.
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My Comment: Iraq and Afghanistan have thought us that sending soldiers into troubled spots of the world involves enormous expenditures and loss of life. Peacekeeping in Africa .... there is no peacekeeping. Its open warfare against factions who are not happy to see foreigners involved in their fight.
This is why the UN cannot meet its mandates. Anyone with a brain will know that regions like Somalia, Darfur, South Sudan, the Congo .... there is no peace to oversee .... its open warfare. Who wants to get fully involved in that nightmare?
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