Reply to: The UN impartial? No chance!!

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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 ?

[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.

[Chico]

And when did Israel complained about such UN activity? Surely they should have gotten all Press of the world to see what UN is allegedly doing, before resorting to bomb attack?

what you mean the anti-semitic media like the BBC?

[ratewhore]

What the UN is doing? In the most part around the world that is feck all squared...

[AtW]

And when did Israel complained about such UN activity? Surely they should have gotten all Press of the world to see what UN is allegedly doing, before resorting to bomb attack?

[Mailman]

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

[mcquiggd]

To be fair to the israelis, it did take them a good few attempts before they hit the UN outpost.

If they had been serious, rather than having a bit of a laugh, it would have been over much much quicker...

[oraclesmith]

Mind you, I'm not surprised the UN are a bit p*ssed with the Israeli's since the latter blew up four of their observers in a well-marked post in South Lebanon on 25th July.

[oraclesmith]

See ... I was right. The media made the real difference in this conflict.

[AtW]

Feck off Chico, you are worse than XSLT!

[darmstadt]

"Why of course the people don't want war... It is the leaders...who
determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the
people along...all you have to do is tell them they are being attacked
and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the
country to danger. It works the same in any country.

Hermann Goering