Opinion: 25 years after the Srebrenica massacre, the merits of foreign intervention are clearer than ever

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Opinion: 25 years after the Srebrenica massacre, the merits of foreign intervention are clearer than ever
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After Iraq and Libya, the concept of protection may seem tainted – but this weekend’s anniversary is a vital reminder that a policy of concerted inaction can have equally disastrous results

a year later, still furious about how poorly-defended the UN’s"safe havens" were, and deeply fearful of what would happen when the Serbs attacked them, not from a distance with shells and snipers, but through ground assaults.25 years ago this week, there were still just a few hundred Dutch soldiers in place to deter them, who saw they were massively outnumbered, and turned their backs as the genocide began.

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