The UN impartial? No chance!!

[AtW]

The whole world - CNN or Christian Science Monitor or just publish it on their website prior to attack. If Israel was supposedly going at pains to leaflet houses so that they will be abandoned by civilians, then they could have done the same for UN - at least make official protest or two before bombing.

That said I think it was just a mistake.

[AlfredJPruffock]

And to be even fairer UN observers had reported Hisbulla using the UN position as cover before eventually being taken "care of" by Israel.

Mailman

Did they MM ?

Could you post the link ?

[oraclesmith]

That said I think it was just a mistake.

C'mon, it was no mistake. The Israelis probably got a bit too intense about their fight for survival and reasoned that the sacrifice of a few UN troops was worth it to get rid of maybe a rocket team or two. It's common for troops on the ground to be much less aware of the public relations impact of their actions than the more senior commanders and politicians.

[AtW]

It's common for troops on the ground to be much less aware of the public relations impact of their actions

That's what I am saying - in the heat of the battle troops on the groupd whacked anything around targets, especially happens when you take casualties and going berkert trying to avenge your dead buddies.

[Mailman]

Did they MM ?

Could you post the link ?

Yep, one of the guys that was killed in the strike was emailing his former battalion commander saying the Israelies were bombing their position out of tactical necessity (sp?) and that they had been as close as 3 or 5m with their strikes.

Ill have a hunt for the linky and post it as soon as I find it.

Regards

Mailman

[Board Game Geek]

Umm....I know the UN are more or less a paper tiger, but isn't it about time they were given some teeth ?

Having a load of blue helmet targets who stand in the way of two sides, sounds like condemning soldiers to death.

Arm them, and arm them real good. Their brief to shoot EITHER side until both sides form a peace treaty. Simple.