That last bit is very true. Interesting piece from Wikipedia:

Srebrenica was supposed to be a UN-designated safe area, and Dutch troops under the command of Colonel Thom Karremans were tasked to protect Srebrenica's safe haven status. From the outset, both parties to the conflict violated the 'safe area' agreement. Dutchbat troops had arrived in January 1995 and watched the situation deteriorate rapidly in the months after their arrival. The already meagre resources of the civilian population dwindled further and even the UN forces started running dangerously low on food, medicine, fuel and ammunition. Eventually, the UN peacekeepers had so little fuel that they were forced to start patrolling the enclave on foot; Dutchbat soldiers who went out of the area on leave were not allowed to return and their number dropped from 600 to 400 men. With only machinegun-equipped, light armor (Dutch parliament refused to deploy tanks), UNHQ's refusal to commit air support when it was needed, a passive, politically motivated Dutch high command and malfunctioning US supplied anti tank weapons (they would kill the operator on launch), the Dutchbat soldiers present could only wait and watch. Bosnian Serb forces soon took over the town and the massacre soon followed.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on July 5th 2011 at 13:39:26

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So what is the point of the UN, and the costs of membership etc, when this kind of thing (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 12:50:48
- the point of the UN is that it's a global leader in corruption (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 5, 13:12:14
  - The question would be under whose command they (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:15:49
    - joint responsibility yes but say the serbs had hosed down the entire dutch contingent with (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 5, 13:29:00
      - Well they did hose a few down dint they ? Dunno if that was in (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:32:25
        
        Oh forget that. Only once casualty, and he was killed by a Bosnian (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:36:39
        
        probably a drunk driver then (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 5, 13:40:01
        
        Hand grenade apparently (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:50:54
- you get a free monthly magazine and free gift when you join. (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 5, 13:09:07
- from that report alone, seems a very reasonable verdict. If they'd seen the obvious (Other Football) - megson, Jul 5, 12:56:17
  - Of course, and a Dutch government already fell some years ago because of it, but (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:03:53
    - and you don't absolve yourself of any responsibility for your own troops just because they (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 5, 13:17:40
    - True Dat, reading this verdict its specific on the final 3 men though isn't it? (Other Football) - megson, Jul 5, 13:14:04
      - Yeah but those 3 basically opens up the rest to do the same. Don't mind (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:38:32
      - they would have been operating under strict rules of engagement (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 5, 13:25:26
        
        That last bit is very true. Interesting piece from Wikipedia: (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 5, 13:39:26
        
        Jesus, a fuck up all round then. (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Jul 5, 14:17:50

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