13 Facts About Somalia affair

1.

The Somalia affair led to the disbanding of Canada's elite Canadian Airborne Regiment, greatly damaging the morale of the Canadian Forces, and marring the domestic and international reputation of Canadian soldiers.

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2.

The heightened media coverage on Somalia affair had put more pressure on the Canadian government to mobilize a peacekeeping effort.

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Somalia affair commented that it would be ideal for the United Nations to become still more effective and more of an actor in international affairs.

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4.

Canadian forces, under the name Operation Deliverance, were sent to Somalia affair to participate in the American-led Operation Restore Hope.

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5.

Only recently deemed a light infantry battalion, some leaders expressed concern that the Somalia affair mission did not fit the Regiment's mandate or abilities.

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6.

Somalia affair was dismissed by Rainville, who suggested that the idea was not to deter thieves, but to catch them in the act using night vision.

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7.

Somalia affair struggled to stand up, but both men fired again, killing him.

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8.

Somalia affair noted that the amount of omentum which had passed through the first wounds suggested the 29-year-old Arush had been breathing for at least 2 or 3 minutes before the final gunshots to his head were fired.

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9.

Since the events in Somalia affair, Canada has become far less ready to participate in United Nations Peacekeeping efforts.

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10.

The Somalia affair commission wrote in 1997 that "Canada's foreign policy with respect to peacekeeping has been consistent since Canadians embraced peacekeeping in the late 1950s".

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11.

Somalia affair came as such as surprise to the Canadian public as no one would have thought Canada's golden reputation for international peacekeeping could be tarnished.

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12.

The debacle in Somalia affair would be so paralyzing that it would lead to an unwillingness from the international community to respond to future problems, like the Rwandan genocide.

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Somalia affair thus had a direct impact on how the international community made foreign policy with a crippling "Somalia syndrome" that led to the sense of caution in intervening in the Rwanda genocide and in the Balkans.

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