It was said thousands would die once Italy stopped its ‘Mare Nostrum’ rescue operations. They were right. Other EU countries were unwilling to help fund it. I watched Italian naval officers cry. One had said their operation was about saving lives. Frontex is about keeping migrants out.
But what the hey, I’m just a naive empathetic fool.
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
People escaping poverty and “little wars”, and we send more bombs.
OmqR-IV.0 over 9 years ago
It was said thousands would die once Italy stopped its ‘Mare Nostrum’ rescue operations. They were right. Other EU countries were unwilling to help fund it. I watched Italian naval officers cry. One had said their operation was about saving lives. Frontex is about keeping migrants out.
But what the hey, I’m just a naive empathetic fool.