tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26061284.post392090300856928950..comments2024-03-14T02:18:47.610-05:00Comments on TheRightRant: Another UN-caused disasterEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235046826421680852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26061284.post-24725756204990018652010-11-23T11:54:59.651-06:002010-11-23T11:54:59.651-06:00That is their specialty...one that our tax dollars...That is their specialty...one that our tax dollars richly fund.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235046826421680852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26061284.post-28710367653775518652010-11-23T11:44:05.039-06:002010-11-23T11:44:05.039-06:00I think the African UN troops specialize in rape a...I think the African UN troops specialize in rape and AIDS spreading more than water borne disease spreading, but you never know.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26061284.post-55242290048351013332010-11-23T11:35:59.082-06:002010-11-23T11:35:59.082-06:00Bill, I wasn't casting aspersions on the Nepal...Bill, I wasn't casting aspersions on the Nepalese troops themselves, just the UN troops from wherever that happened to just come from duty in Nepal. The article I read didn't say if the troops in Haiti were in fact Nepalese themselves....actually I assumed from it that they were from somewhere else, maybe an African country, and serving there. The author seemed to think it was more than a coincidence.ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26061284.post-29213197179025561392010-11-23T11:27:15.226-06:002010-11-23T11:27:15.226-06:00I hold no brief for the UN, but I don't think ...I hold no brief for the UN, but I don't think it's established that Nepalese troops are at fault in bring cholera to this basket case of a third world hellhole. Their soldiers, especially the Gurkhas who continue to serve with great distinction in the British Army, are generally pretty professional.<br /><br />Colonel Madan "K. C." Khatri Chhetri of the Nepal Army recieved numerous awards and citations for a high altitude rescue off Mount Everest in an AS350 B2 during the disastrous 1996 climbing season. I remember reading about this rescue when he was honored by Aviation Week. It was truly inspiring. I suggest an open mind about the origin of the cholera.Billnoreply@blogger.com