The assessment of the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia is pretty much what I've heard as well.
I am not so sure that the track record of direct humanitarian intervention (as distinct from invasions) is that bad however, particularly if they have troops on the ground (unlike Libya) and it's actually a genuinely UN supported intervention (unlike Korea in the 50s). So I am thinking more recent missions like Timor-Leste, Kosovo, Haiti, and perhaps even several of the African missions. None of these were perfect or a cakewalk either, but they've certainly been successful in reducing the probably death-toll (with reference to the grim calculus mentioned).
There two places in the world which I seriously think could do with a large influx of blue helmets; Syria and West Papua.... which I suppose so much of my current interest on international affairs is orientated towards those places.
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I am not so sure that the track record of direct humanitarian intervention (as distinct from invasions) is that bad however, particularly if they have troops on the ground (unlike Libya) and it's actually a genuinely UN supported intervention (unlike Korea in the 50s). So I am thinking more recent missions like Timor-Leste, Kosovo, Haiti, and perhaps even several of the African missions. None of these were perfect or a cakewalk either, but they've certainly been successful in reducing the probably death-toll (with reference to the grim calculus mentioned).
There two places in the world which I seriously think could do with a large influx of blue helmets; Syria and West Papua.... which I suppose so much of my current interest on international affairs is orientated towards those places.