Guest SP-1 Report post Posted March 19, 2003 Poland also sent 2000 troops. Or 200. i can't remember. And I think it was Poland. But there is someone else sending troops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted March 19, 2003 The French. It was a swerve all along. And the marks bought it with their 'freedom' fries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted March 20, 2003 Oh Saddam, I believe this party is over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted March 20, 2003 Poland sent 200 troops. It's more of a political gesture than anything, but hey, it's Poland. You don't expect a country like that to be have a huge military with soldiers to loan out, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted March 20, 2003 On the Winamp: Slayer - War Ensemble Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vyce Report post Posted March 20, 2003 He said military support. Only three nations have pledged support in military ways, one of which will not engage in offensive battles (Australia) And your point is........? We don't need extra military support. It's nice to have it there for backup, but trust me, even as a total NON-expert on U.S. military capability......I'm pretty damn sure that we can kick Iraq's ass all by ourselves. Christ, nothing is ever good enough for some people is it? We have around 45 countries which support us in one way or another. "But it's not MILITARY support!" BFD. Kwitcherbitchin'. **** BTW, I'm not gay, but I'd totally pay money to watch some a big, bad, Michael-Clarke-Duncan-in-the-Green-Mile lookalike rape Hussein in jail. Put that on PPV, it'd make a SHITLOAD of money. Hell, put it on PPV, and use the proceeds to help with the rebuilding of Iraq. It'd be a great anti-terrorist deterrence too. "Fuck with us, this guy fucks you." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EricMM Report post Posted March 20, 2003 Well it sounds like this first little thing was the only news we will have for tonight, maybe even for the next few days. So how big will the font be on tomorrow morning's washington post? 20 point? 40? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted March 20, 2003 The countdown has ended, obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blue Bacchus Report post Posted March 20, 2003 GO POLAND! <--- Of Polish Decent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted March 20, 2003 Looks like I'm screwing up this thread with the current one. Nevermind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheMikeSC Report post Posted March 23, 2003 Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Just because Bush keeps saying he did does not mean it's true. A number of objective international research teams did investigations and Iraq had no ties to terrorist cells. Sure, I believe Saddam is a tyrant, and he should be exiled, but we can't merely invade on circumstantial evidence and because "he butchers his own people". If you saw your neighbor beating his wife, would you go in there and beat the guys ass? Bush is so fixated on Iraq, he's ignoring the economy, which is heading in a downward spiral, and he's ignoring actual proven threats (like Iran, who actually is building up plutonium factories, and has clear ties to terrorism). What's funny is that we have always been an ally of Iran. To respond to SP, I generally believe that bombing another nation based on circumstantial reasons alone and thinking they are a threat is a horrible reason to start a conflict in which surely innocent people will die. Saddam gives money to Palestinians bombers' families. That's a terrorist link right there. And if I saw my neighbor beating the heck out of his wife, yes, I would go beat the living snot of the guy. What kind of a human would just ALLOW that to happen if they could stop it? -=Mike --- and, last time I checked, we haven't been an "ally" of Iran for about 20 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted March 25, 2003 President Bush says the war in Iraq will cost nearly $75 Million This war will cost less than the NY Yankees payroll, half as much just about. Just thought I'd share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted March 25, 2003 President Bush says the war in Iraq will cost nearly $75 Million This war will cost less than the NY Yankees payroll, half as much just about. Just thought I'd share. ummm, I think it was 75 billion, not million. And that is just an estimate at approx 7 days into the war. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted March 25, 2003 It costs less to overthrow a government than to win a world series... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Poland also sent 2000 troops. Or 200. i can't remember. And I think it was Poland. But there is someone else sending troops. I saw an AP report of what Polish troops are doing. It said they've completed succesful missions, and their elite commando units are involved in the fighting. It didn't say where though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Watch the Polish be the silent badass assassins or something. I'd mark out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 26, 2003 Watch the Polish be the silent badass assassins or something. On a similar note: for as much mockery as their regular army gets, the French special forces units are unfuckwithable. Seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted March 26, 2003 That doesn't surprise me. Considering their military victory status and whatknot they've probably spent quite a bit of time making sure that it doesn't continue should the time come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 26, 2003 What is the stance of the French military. They can't be outspoken, but I wonder if they support the War with Iraq or if they're like most French peple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheMikeSC Report post Posted March 30, 2003 What is the stance of the French military. They can't be outspoken, but I wonder if they support the War with Iraq or if they're like most French peple. The stance of the French military? Man, that would require somebody to get close enough to them to ask. Have you ever smelled a Frenchman when it's warm out? -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spicy McHaggis Report post Posted March 30, 2003 Hey, watch that evil, war-mongering, hate speech. We suck, remember? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crazy Dan Report post Posted March 30, 2003 FRENCH GIGN Although France fought like a girl during World Wars Une and Deux, it has since redeemed itself. The greatest impetus in forming one of the world’s premier counterterrorist units, GIGN (Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale—National Gendarmes Intervention Group), was the 1973 Palestinian storming of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris. Since then the GIGN has been involved in some 650 incidents involving guerrillas, terrorists, and all–around bad guys in its 26–year existence. In that time they’ve freed well over 500 hostages and made twice as many arrests. Selection and Training Before a frog can join the ranks of the GIGN, he has to have a minimum of five years’ experience in the Gendarmerie (a division of the police force). Those who volunteer go through a basic qualification course, during which candidates must prove a resistance to tear gases and the ability to beat the crap out of wild attack dogs and their fellow cheese eaters alike. But the most important qualification is being able to shoot to neutralize, not to kill. Only 10 percent of applicants pass this initial qualification phase. The GIGN spends the next 10 months learning parachuting, high–speed driving, hand–to–hand combat, and rappelling. But the training always comes back to shooting. In one of the more unique elements of training, each new member is shot with a .357 Magnum while wearing body armor so he’ll get used to the shock of being shot in the field. A soldier spends a minimum of two hours a day in firearms training, a routine that continues long after he’s earned the right to call himself GIGN. Predictably, GIGN operatives are considered the best in the world when it comes to weapons. Unit Highlights On December 26, 1994, the third day into a hijacking that had already seen three of the 177 hostages murdered, the commandeered Air France Airbus A300 landed in Marseilles to refuel. Moments before, an identical plane carrying 40 GIGN operatives had landed at an adjacent airstrip. The Algerian gunmen demanded 27 tons of fuel, instead of the usual 10 required to fly to Paris, leading many to believe they planned to blow up the plane over the city. At 5:17 p.m., the commandos stormed the plane and walked into a “wall of gunfire” that took out the first four GIGN. Two GIGN units entered the back of the airbus and hurried the hostages out while the terrorists were pinned in the cockpit. After using .357 Magnums, MP5s, and concussion grenades, the GIGN heard someone scream, “Stop shooting! They’re all dead in here.” The navigator and pilot had used the terrorists’ bodies to shield themselves during the gun battle. Eighteen minutes after the raid began, unit commander Major Denis Favier radioed the tower, “The operation is terminated.” Personal Combat Story “When some think of counterterrorist units, they usually think of commandos storming a plane and having a shootout, but we are taught the principle of a single–aimed shot; that is, taking out the enemy with one accurate round. In fact, if there are a lot of hostages, we prefer to eliminate as many adversaries as possible in a simultaneous sniper volley. That’s exactly what happened in 1976 when Somali terrorists held 30 French schoolchildren hostage on a school bus in February. “During that incident, I was one of 10 snipers deployed to the scene. We took our positions and proceeded to wait for hours until just the right moment. My commander had mild sleep–inducing agents mixed in with the food brought for the children. We hoped it would cause them to sleep, thus getting them out of harm’s way. It worked, but still it wasn’t until after eight hours of sitting perfectly still in our sniper position that we were able to take out the first four terrorists outright. Almost immediately, the fifth and sixth terrorists exposed themselves, and I was able to drop one of them with a single shot. Another one tried to flee through the back of the bus but was killed by local forces in a heavy firefight. “Had we not been trained to be patient and wait for just the right moment, I know the casualties would have been tremendous.”—Antoine Delmas*, status classified The A–Teams - Maxim, Issue 39 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Midnight Express83 Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Why fight the French? What are we going to get from them? More beans and fries? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted April 9, 2003 I'd settle for wine and loose women, myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted April 26, 2003 Is the actual war over yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted April 26, 2003 Apparently Bush is going to call an end to combat as early as next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted May 4, 2003 Iraq will be divided into 3 sections. The North run by Poland, Central by the US, and South Great Britian. 10 countries will have forces inside Iraq. Not sure which 10 but US, UK, Australia, and Poland are likely 4 countries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted May 25, 2003 Since this thread isn't get any responses. Maybe it's time for it to be unpinned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted May 31, 2003 I have to agree with Vern here. Someone should unpin this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
