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Re:CDC map quietly confirms the Haitian cholera epidemic sta... by toyg on Friday April 15, 2016 @07:04AM (#11503396)
Countries like Nepal do peacekeeping because it effectively reduces their own military expenditure: http://m.dw.com/en/what-drives-south-asians-to-peacekeeping/...

PK is economically more attractive for a poor country with an oversized army than a rich country with a relatively small army.

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Re:CDC map quietly confirms the Haitian cholera epidemic sta... by arethuza on Friday April 15, 2016 @07:39AM (#11503511)
There is also the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army which is composed of soldiers from Nepal:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_of_Gurkhas

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Re:CDC map quietly confirms the Haitian cholera epidemic sta... by thaumasiotes on Saturday April 16, 2016 @11:41PM (#11513406)
> Countries like Nepal do peacekeeping because it effectively reduces their own military expenditure

Sure, but why would the rest of the world be interested in peacekeepers from incompetent countries who are being fobbed off on the UN to reduce military bills at home? Was Haiti better off after receiving these guys?

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