Although the author blames everything on MONUC, and even goes as far as comparing their ops with failed attempts at stopping the genocide, he has a point - Over 17,000 in country has yet to change much and leave many with other things to politically attend to.

To think our team was 3 strong

As things stand, any cynic will be excused for placing blame of the never ending cycle of violence and conflict, squarely on the shoulders of the constantly blundering MONUC, which is mandated to keep peace in the volatile region.
Most people appreciated the presence of MONUC troops in the region. Blue Helmets conduct daily patrols and provide a logistics and operations support to some 6,000 FARDC troops in the zone, who receive some 23 tons of MONUC food rations every week.