The Interahamwe in the DRC

**Lemur** · 05-11-2007, 21:44

Originally Posted by Husar

I've been thinking for some time that my government or western governements in general, should at least try to do something to improve the situation in Africa, but apart from sending 400 soldiers to make sure there could be democratic elections in the republic of Congo, we haven't done a lot it seems.

I still think mercenaries are a viable option. The Africans nations are unwilling and unable to police themselves, the western nations are not going to send their sons and daughters to be slaughtered for humanitarian principles, and China could care less. The UN has demonstrated a remarkable lack of effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa as well.

Send in the mercs. I think western taxpayers would be more than happy to foot the very small bill that would be incurred. I'm still impressed with what Executive Outcomes managed to achieve in Sierra Leone, before the government bowed to the U.N. and revoked their contract.

Imagine what Blackwater could do in the Congo.

**Tribesman** · 05-11-2007, 23:45

I still think mercenaries are a viable option.

the mercenaries are already there .

The Africans nations are unwilling and unable to police themselves

8 of those African nations plus the DRC and all its factions are already in this conflict , how ya gonna police that ?

China could care less.

China , like others ,cares enough to have its weapons used and for its businesses to get the resources . Just like in Sudan , Somalia , Chad.......

I'm still impressed with what Executive Outcomes managed to achieve in Sierra Leone, before the government bowed to the U.N. and revoked their contract.

Hold on there . They stopped one offensive , the government was still overthrown again , it was the S.A. government that ended their deal not the UN and what they managed to achieve was a conviction for attempting to defraud the government of Sierra Leone of 23million dollars , they didn't even manage to secure the diamond fields that their other employer wanted secure .
Impressive eh ?

**Husar** · 05-12-2007, 12:14

Well, the replies here do show how many people care.

The mercenary idea reminded me of Gunships for hire, a very interesting article about a mercenary pilot in Sierra Leone.

**Tribesman** · 05-12-2007, 12:43

The mercenary idea reminded me of Gunships for hire, a very interesting article about a mercenary pilot in Sierra Leone.

Ahhhh I see now... Neall Ellis worked for the Sierra Leone government , and there was me thinking he was a long time contractor for DeBeers

**Lemur** · 05-12-2007, 16:00

I hate to admit it, Tribesman, but the fact that you're so dismissive of the merc option makes me suspect it's viable.

**Major Robert Dump** · 05-12-2007, 16:05

Make a drug that placates people and tell the Africans it cures AIDS. Then they will all get along.

**Husar** · 05-12-2007, 17:16

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Ahhhh I see now... Neall Ellis worked for the Sierra Leone government , and there was me thinking he was a long time contractor for DeBeers

Sometimes, one can learn something new.

**Tribesman** · 05-12-2007, 22:01

I hate to admit it, Tribesman, but the fact that you're so dismissive of the merc option makes me suspect it's viable.

How many mercs do you know ?
How many of them would you trust to run a school crossing service without scamming both thekids crossing the road and the drivers using it ?
I laughed like hell when one of them turned up for his pre-deployment induction in Texas for his new job at Baghdad airport , and got slammed in jail for an old job in Guatemala

Though I did know a decent one , an old Black Watch fellow with a Belgian MC from an earlier esxapade in this country in question . nice bloke , said he was an evil murdering bastard back then (a well paid EMB though), but not anymore as he didn't have any eyes .

Dismissive of Mercs ..... too bloody right I am .

**Husar** · 05-13-2007, 00:55

So basically there is no solution except nuking the place and then sending people in protective suits to get the minerals etc?

Now nuking the place will kill a lot of people you might say, but watching the slaughter for many centuries will kill all the people who are born in those centuries as well, so by nuking the place we save all the future generations from being killed.

I would like to hear a solution from you Tribesman, you're good at dismissing everything, but I see a bit of a lack of better solutions.