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Gotcha! You're talking about a staging area. The US needs those too, most recently both Kuwait for Iraq and Pakistan for Afghanistan.
CANBAT's staging area for UNPROFOR was CFB Lahrs, Germany. As far as FREBAT, CANBAT, and BRITBAT are concerned, these were fully combat capable and determined Battle Groups. FREBAT was the one who broke the Sarajevo seige from the inside. Seeking the combatants' agreement was a political necessity, not a military one. I don't know one battalion Colonel who did not think they can break through any line, even DUTCHBAT during the disgrace of Srebrenecia. They couldn't hold but they could break through.
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Chimo
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