Well, 3.5 million killed in a civil war. The most bloody since WWII. We hardly hear anything about it in the news, a “fait-divers” after Iraq.

Belgium is too small to do anything about it, however, and this is our fault, we could have brought into attention with our EU-partners. If our PM and minister of foreign affairs would have cared a bit more about Congo than the coming elections (where Iraq is very popular), we could already have a peacekeeping force in Congo, maybe one under EU-flag.

Belgium still sends money and aid packages, apart from the aid the EU is providing. Be we all know where this money is going to. Our politicians think it will help if we send money and say “well Sorry people, we’ve done some really bad things in the past. Now les us enjoy this meal and then head back to Brussels in our brand new Airbus.

9 years ago 10 belgian blue berets were killed in combat in Congo. The public is very sceptic about sending paracommando’s back to Africa, however, I think as we (our King Leopold II)exploited the country for more than a hundred years, we had the responsability to go there and try to solve the problems. Under the Belgian presidency, the EU tried to do something about it, but it didn’t last for long, and now all diplomacy lays in the hands of SA president Mbeki.

The Current administration has said it this way : either you are with us or you are against us. Well, I’m not with the US in this matter. So there’s no use trying to convince Americans you are not anti-American, Kevin. You might as well give up!

TTP, hard to believe you work for the USAF. I mean, the Su-35 is a wonderful ac. But the USAF also needs cleaning ladies, not?

Garry can defend himself, but I find your remark racist and sexist. Like Brazil has nothing to offer but georgious women. That’s like saying the US has nothing to offer but overweight hamburger eating rednecks.

Actually Kevin, I shouldn’t bother too much about it. There are however some reasonable Americans here, I mean Brad (mixtec) and Vortex.

I find these personal attacks irritating, but they don’t offend me anymore. This is just an act of weakness. Consider it this way.

good one Arthur!

TTP why do you always call people who don’t agree with you leftists? I take this as an offence. It shows me that, though you may have a job at the USAF, you really don’t understand anything about politics. I think Garry is all but a leftist. And so am I.

For example: Tony Blair, HE is a leftist! Chirac is not. You see?

And how arrogant you are to say we are wrong. We don’t say we are right. We just voice our opinion. Only history will say who was right, and it’s too early for that. Ofcourse, the neocons will say they are right. But this is a media war.

Maybe we should add some pictures of dead Iraqi Children who were shot by American soldiers because they didn’t stop at the checkpoint as they did not understand English. Now that would be funny!!!

What do you expect from a nation without a culture or history? That it will protect archeological museums?? As long as the oil is safe 🙁 That’s all that matters.