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America were not the only ones who went, Britain went too. My Uncle was in the army at the time and he was sent down there as a 'peacekeeper'. He has told me that the whole time he was there the civilians never shot at him once and he also believes that the British soldiers there were liked especially compared to the Americans. My Uncle believes this is because the American soldiers never spoke to the civilians and were always in either heavily armoured vehicles or covered from head to foot in armour whereas the British although armed at all times were never as hostile. They regularly conversed with the locals and they rarely patrolled in full armour. They actively sought to make friends with the civilians and they never gave the impression they were scared, as the Americans with their tanks and armour did, though they always carried guns.
However, my Uncle may be terribly wrong and Bosnians may hate the British as well.
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It's the difference between suicide and slow capitulation... - Jim Morrison
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