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Originally Posted by crockett
The sad part is there are so many people outraged about what Slobodan Milosevic did, yet almost no one case the the same kind of brutal murdering and ethnic cleansing is going on in Africa today.
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People are outraged. Don't think for a second the world doesn't know what's going on over there.
The problem is you can only handle so many battles at one time. And unfortunately conflicts are prioritized based on their strategic, political and economic importance.
There are lots of other Armys in the world besides the US more than capable of going to the countries having tribal conflicts. But we all know the last thing the US Military wants is for other countries to start playing cop to the world too and outshining them.
Why doesn't some other military besides the US step up to the plate for a change? Probably cost is the main factor. What other country is willing to not only sidestep the US, but also bear the expense of hundreds of billions to fight wars not important to their own security? You don't see any hands going up do you?
This is the reality of Africa.