In the heart of Europe we let this go on for years. Still makes me furious, the willingness to look the other way.
How can we celebrate that something ended through sheer attrition?
Why didn’t we do anything when it was on our doorstep?
Why do we celebrate this war’s end when we ignore countless other wars all over the globe?
It was shown in the headlines of newspapers like it was WW2 ending and like we had a hand in it ending and it was over through some great struggle on our part, when in reality Europe watched in a “bring more popcorn” fashion.
AT THE VERY LEAST the siege should have been broken (through force) and a humanitarian corridor opened.
This was right after the Cold War, the Western powers, including my native Sweden were still armed to the teeth.
It went underneath the airport (controlled by the UN at the time) and is now often referred to as the "Tunnel of Hope". Definitely not big enough to stand upright, but the city was fortunate enough that the Serb forces never quite figured out where the entrance is (a private home that looked quite ordinary from the outside).