The Dutch troops on the ground failed to do their duty, just as the whole command structure had failed in its duty to the Dutch.Originally Posted by AdrianII
Re: U.S. using phosphorus bombs in Iraq
The Dutch troops on the ground failed to do their duty, just as the whole command structure had failed in its duty to the Dutch.You mean in July of 1995, given the circumstances on the ground? Amazing. Surely you have studied the case before you passed judgement, so maybe you can elaborate.
You are no doubt aware that Dutchbat was caught between two fires. There were several thousand armed Bosnian soldiers and irregulars among the 'refugees' in Srebrenica. They had been roaming and plundering the surrounding area for several years, using the enclave as a safe haven. The 350 Dutch couldn't disarm them or keep them in, let alone keep the Bosnian Serb army out when they came to get those Bosnians in July of 1995. Many of the victims who were deported and shot by the Serbs were Bosnian soldiers. Others fought their way out and re-enlisted in Sarajevo, even though they were listed as 'missing' by the United Nations.
"Put 'em in blue coats, put 'em in red coats, the bastards will run all the same!"
"The English are a strange people....They came here in the morning, looked at the wall, walked over it, killed the garrison and returned to breakfast. What can withstand them?"
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