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The answer is easily. UN troops are simply troops rented by the UN from member countries. They are no less or better trained nor less corrupt than their fellow

by steve19 11y ago

The answer is easily. UN troops are simply troops rented by the UN from member countries. They are no less or better trained nor less corrupt than their fellow soldiers back home who are not wearing blue helmets. Renting troops to the UN is a racket that nets a lot of money. Countries have even been known to cheat the UN by pretending they have more troops or equipment deployed than is actually the case so they earn more. Think of them as Pakistan, French, Australian or Nigerian etc. troops wearing blue helmets, they are nothing more than that.

ptaipale 11y ago
>UN troops are simply troops rented by the UN from member countries. They are no less or better trained nor less corrupt than their fellow soldiers back home who are not wearing blue helmets. At least in my country (Finland), the troops who volunteer to UN duty get specific training for it. The training is not very long, but on the other hand, there is a selection process that means that by no means everyone theoretically eligible gets to go, so we can well argue that the troops in blue helmets are better trained (and much better paid) than the average conscript, and the process to select them also impacts who gets to go.
- reitanqild 11y ago
  Agree. There is a huge difference between them. I try to get them to tell any time I speak to any of thise veterans and what I hear is scary. Example: one Danish officer had to go so far as to tell UN soldiers from another country that they would be shot if he took them for buying kids again. Another story: painting endangered turtles UN blue and shoot at them just for fun. Can't say for sure who did but I have a hunch this one was Scandinavians.
hguant 11y ago
In the book 'Shake Hands With the Devil', Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (the head of the UN peace keeping mission in Rwanda) goes into this in great detail. Certain countries would dump their troops on the UN so that they wouldn't have to pay for their upkeep. Nice way to skip on the bill for your armed forces, and claim do-gooder status at the same time.

by steve19 11y ago

ptaipale 11y ago

>UN troops are simply troops rented by the UN from member countries. They are no less or better trained nor less corrupt than their fellow soldiers back home who are not wearing blue helmets. At least in my country (Finland), the troops who volunteer to UN duty get specific training for it. The training is not very long, but on the other hand, there is a selection process that means that by no means everyone theoretically eligible gets to go, so we can well argue that the troops in blue helmets are better trained (and much better paid) than the average conscript, and the process to select them also impacts who gets to go.

reitanqild 11y ago
Agree. There is a huge difference between them. I try to get them to tell any time I speak to any of thise veterans and what I hear is scary. Example: one Danish officer had to go so far as to tell UN soldiers from another country that they would be shot if he took them for buying kids again. Another story: painting endangered turtles UN blue and shoot at them just for fun. Can't say for sure who did but I have a hunch this one was Scandinavians.

hguant 11y ago

In the book 'Shake Hands With the Devil', Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (the head of the UN peace keeping mission in Rwanda) goes into this in great detail. Certain countries would dump their troops on the UN so that they wouldn't have to pay for their upkeep. Nice way to skip on the bill for your armed forces, and claim do-gooder status at the same time.