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Posted by "dave" <davidwillard@home.com> on Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:29:13 -0400
Re: Gordon Dundas on Gen Dellaire,
I too feel much sympathy for this man. I must admit however I do have mixed
feelings about what has been reported visa vie his actions on the ground. I
know one has to take media reports with a "grain of salt" but, regardless of
what the UN orders may have been, doesn‘t the prevailing circumstances
overide essentially what must be viewed as policy rather that standing
orders. If as a leader and main decision maker you are confronted with what
must have been a horrendous circumstance that could not wait for higher
authority, are you going to act or are you going to wait for the
machinations of UN HQ? Since he was aware of the potential why were the
heavy support weapons not taken out of storage? The Belgians seemed to have
had a handle on what was needed in bringing those weapons with them, why
were they locked up? Well we know why, the UN did not want to portray an
intimidating impression. Doesn‘t that all go out the window when the balloon
goes up? I feel sorry for this officer but I feel even sorrier for the
parents of those Belgian Paratroopers who were hacked up and murdered.
Dave
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Re: Gordon Dundas on Gen Dellaire,
I too feel much sympathy for this man. I must admit however I do have mixed
feelings about what has been reported visa vie his actions on the ground. I
know one has to take media reports with a "grain of salt" but, regardless of
what the UN orders may have been, doesn‘t the prevailing circumstances
overide essentially what must be viewed as policy rather that standing
orders. If as a leader and main decision maker you are confronted with what
must have been a horrendous circumstance that could not wait for higher
authority, are you going to act or are you going to wait for the
machinations of UN HQ? Since he was aware of the potential why were the
heavy support weapons not taken out of storage? The Belgians seemed to have
had a handle on what was needed in bringing those weapons with them, why
were they locked up? Well we know why, the UN did not want to portray an
intimidating impression. Doesn‘t that all go out the window when the balloon
goes up? I feel sorry for this officer but I feel even sorrier for the
parents of those Belgian Paratroopers who were hacked up and murdered.
Dave
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