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oyster  ·  2231 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I expect to die during the Great Migration

    The only thing that would really suck is that rules of engagement would most likely not allow you to shoot back at any cartels that might be shooting at you, but that’s not new there are a lot of shitholes in Africa where that happens.

I’m having a hard time connecting UN peacekeeping missions with American border patrol, how did you get here ?





snoodog  ·  2231 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It’s not just the UN in Africa

oyster  ·  2231 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, but everybody I’ve ever spoken to who has a problem with R.O.E in Africa brings it up in relation to UN Peacekeepers, you’ve got another example that doesn’t involve them ?

snoodog  ·  2231 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There are a lot of missions where US troops are training up local militias and friendly forces. We’re not really officially deployed there so if someone gets shot and shoots back it creates an incident. I’ve heard some stories from people ive casually had beers with of those going bad and not being able to shoot back at the hostile.

The border patrol mission would likely be too political to allow for an incident to occur.

oyster  ·  2231 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    We’re not really officially deployed

Again not sure what you’re trying to say here. They’re deployed. Do you mean to say it’s not in the mainstream news like deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan are ?