I worked with the Dutch army in Bosnia in 2000, and they were outstanding. They were leaps and bounds better than I had thought they would be, with a definite "can do" attitude. They were a little bemused by our reaction to the fact that they weren't the stereotypical long haired, ear-ringed, conscript lamers that we had been led to believe they would be (from all the 4 Bde guys who worked with them in the '80's). They took their job VERY seriously, and they realized that they had a lot to make up for the perception of them being ineffectual in Srebenica. They felt (in my estimation) a great deal of shame for not being able to do what they WANTED to do, but weren't allowed/able to do (being poorly armed/equipped). And I sympathize deeply with them on this issue, because I couldn't imagine having been put into the same position. I'm sure they have a lot of troops from that era with some very severe issues. Yet another reason why I am SICK of hearing the lefty political parties always talking about peacekeeping/UN peacekeeping like it is so fooking great. Sure it makes THEM feel good, but how many times do soldiers have to be forced to say "Stop!!! Or I'll say STOP again!!!!". And then BOHICA's all around!!! Give me NATO any day over UN. Same great soldiers, less harsh bitter bile aftertaste in soldiers mouth after UN says "No! We don't want to offend the belligerents! They have feelings too!!!"
I would never fault them (the NL military) for the decisions that their government makes, in the same way I don't fault the US, the UK, the German, etc military for the same. Soldiers are soldiers.
Al