@gavvet,
You are a library! Why Is aid it! Look you know the every inch of the history how South Africa build on ashes of border wars. Yeah this is definitely a massacre! It definitely killed thousands of innocents, but it was the way the country built!
I think that mission was a very strategic one! Mistakes can happen!
"Plan also began hugging the MPLA and Cuban bases more closely in the hopes that the South African would be less likely to engage them so close to the Angolan military presence."
You explained it further well!
Actually I assure you and I recommend every South African should read your blog! This is the history most of people don't know! This is the history people must know! Great article and thank you very much for sharing with us!

Cheers~