Lock n load ANZAC troops

[kiwi_2005]

Time to kick some Taliban arse.

A little over two weeks ago 5 kiwi soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. Two in an ambush & three while driving over a land mine. Then week just gone 5 Australian soldiers were killed.

R.I.P all of them.

The Taliban say we kiwis are easy targets because of our inferior weaponry maybe so. NZ govt wants to pull the troops out i think they should stay and fight if need too besides coming home is exactly what the Taliban want us to do. We're mainly there to rebuild not fight unless shot at. Yea its easy for me to say they should stay and fight when im sitting at home without the worry about have a stray bullet hitting me or a landmine blowing me to kingdom come. Still the troops want to stay on.

The Taliban says Kiwi troops are easier targets than other Coalition forces because of their inferior weaponry. After the New Zealand armed force's bloodiest month since November 1951, the Taliban's Zabiullah Mujahid promised more bloodshed for Kiwi troops.

"We will find them and kill them, there's no safety for them," the Afghan militia's spokesman said. The Taliban had extensive knowledge of New Zealand weaponry and movements, he said in an authenticated telephone interview with a Herald on Sunday correspondent in Kabul.

"We know ... which kinds of weapons and ammunition they have. We know that the New Zealanders do not have strong weapons like the Americans or British, but if they had it wouldn't matter for us."

The grandfather of slain Christchurch soldier Lance Corporal Pralli Durrer said he was not worried about Kiwi soldiers having inferior weapons.
Jack Durrer said: "They have weapons to fight. They do not fire first, but they can fire. And if they get into trouble they can call for the Americans to help.

"And they would come to help as quickly as possible."
The Prime Minister has said Kiwi troops will be pulled out of the war-ravaged country earlier, after five deaths in two weeks.

But Durrer said Kiwi troops should stay the course in Afghanistan.

[eddie]

Sorry to hear of their deaths. Hero's, everyone of them!

[eddie]

Interesting report about what happened. Listen to what the female reporter says near the end about the Afghan Govt. it hits the nail right on the head!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-2...nistan/4209164

[Jimbuna]

R.I.P all of them.

~SALUTE~

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by eddie

Interesting report about what happened. Listen to what the female reporter says near the end about the Afghan Govt. it hits the nail right on the head!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-2...nistan/4209164

Thanks for that. Thats our labour govt tho a bunch of pansies. We lose some troops the politicians panic and want to pull them out now. We were doing good over there helping the Afganisation rebuild obviously we are going to get into a shoot out now and then. We should stay and fight imho. Maybe the Americans can donate us better weapons

[eddie]

Kiwi, have you ever been present during a Maori Farewell Ceremony? A Haka I believe its called. Just saw that ceremony video for their fallen comrades. Pretty emotional thing to watch.

If those guys would take on the Taliban in hand to hand combat, there wouldn't be enough left of the Taliban to bury! They would rip those clowns to shreds!

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by eddie

Kiwi, have you ever been present during a Maori Farewell Ceremony? A Haka I believe its called. Just saw that ceremony video for their fallen comrades. Pretty emotional thing to watch.

If those guys would take on the Taliban in hand to hand combat, there wouldn't be enough left of the Taliban to bury! They would rip those clowns to shreds!

Yes i have, The Maori soldiers during WW2 were a fearless bunch. Sometimes they're a bit on the crazy side when it comes to war, Maoris like to fight its in our blood. During WW2 in one battle in Crete, while fighting the Germans the Maori battalion stopped firing stood up and performed the haka (war dance) not a shot was fired back at them the Germans were probably wondering what the hell was going on.

During the Maori v British war in New Zealand 1800's if the battle lasted a few days the Maori would hold a truce half way through then send over some warriors with food to give to the British soldiers as it is not good mana to fight an enemy who is at a disadvantage (hungry). And that's why we lost the war.