In addition, an expense issue is another concern of many. Millions of dollars are used for peacekeeping efforts and many times little progress is shown. For example, in 2001 $264 million dollars was spent and $275 million is forecasted to be spent in 2002 on peacekeeping defenses due to the tragedy of September 11th 2001 (Clark 8). Additionally, the United States has been accumulating a "peacekeeping debt since the mid 1990s" (Clark 7). The reason for this mounting debt is because the UN has only been paying back twenty-five percent rather than the negotiated thirty percent. This is not helpful to the UN since they have future plans of further increasing peacekeeping actions and spending. These operations are very costly and are viewed by some as not worth the end result.
Another venture troops must overcome is a dialect boundary because words may be misinterpreted when negotiating takes place (Prusher 2). It is quite possible that words could be misconstrued and settlements may become spoiled, so it is vital to take time to translate effectively. Next, the special troops have difficulties adjusting overseas. Occasionally a country's conditions exceed what the soldiers were trained in; this is referred to as "culture shock" (Loax 8). For example, the peacekeeping soldiers must survive poverty conditions with no consistent light, power, food, fuel, or running water. However, this can be avoided by the Geoinformation Systems (GIS) because it gives a "three dimensional presentation of terrain" (Rikhye 4). This system is utilized as a training simulator so that soldiers are able to actually train for all of the possible conditions that they may encounter on a mission. It provides the servicemen with valuable hands-on experience (Rikhye 5). By doing so, troops are able to maintain fair relations and are then able to negotiate agreements. For the most part, troops are able to push past the initial culture shocks and dilemmas so that they can build up a kinship with the country's officials.