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2013-04-02 Africa Subsaharan

Rebels in DR Congo Say U.N. Peace Brigade Move is 'War'

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Posted by Fred 2013-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Naw, the UN would send in the Volgans.

As for the Congo, a perfect indictment of all of that peace and love, anticolonial silliness from the 60's. We turned those countries loose on their own and they had no clue how to self govern. I bet if you talked to some of the old timers, they would tell you how much better and more peaceful it was under Belgian control.

Yep, I do fault the Belgians for not preparing the Congo for self government but given the fact the locals have not learned the lessons of the past (possibly because they blame, take your pick, Belgian, the CIA, the EU, the US, or Lithuania for their troubles) they bear the responsibility for their current state which is failed, anarchy and a complete waste of territory and resources.

Most of Africa is a wreck and getting worse.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-04-02 09:44|| 2013-04-02 09:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Behold the new ~~killing fields~~ normal. The evils of western colonialism and apartheid have be eradicated !

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-02 10:11|| 2013-04-02 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 I spent some bad ugly days and nights in Angola doing things no one will admit occurred and I can tell you The Congo made Angola look like a Sunday School...if you can believe it Leopoldville was somewhere down the sewer from Mogadishu and somewhat parallel to Dar es Salaam.

In other words, absolutely the worst place on earth, the Mexican Narcoterrorists can't dream up some of the gore and violence that occurred on a day to day basis. I was there six months and my bright red hair turned white...

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-04-02 17:13|| 2013-04-02 17:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Bia dankie vir jy service in the struggle against communism Bill.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-02 17:18|| 2013-04-02 17:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, thank you for being one of the rough men who allow us to sleep safe at night, Bill.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-04-02 19:53|| 2013-04-02 19:53|| Front Page Top

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