The thin red line....

Dowly · 03-01-07, 05:00 PM

Couldnt be arsed to read the whole article, but the point in it is that soon the US will be all alone in Iraq & Afghanistan?

If that´s so, I can only say: SO WHAT? The coalition cant win in either of those countries. Why waste more lives?

XabbaRus · 03-01-07, 06:34 PM

I think the point is that Britain and Canada sends troops into harms way whilst other NATO allies sit pretty. They could share the burden.

This has been brought up before but I was reading a couple of months ago some interviews with British soldiers in Afghanistan and they were not happy with any of their NATO partners except for the Dutch, Canadians and Americans.

When a bunch of paras had to go help out the Danes who were holed up one para was very scathing about how if they had come out under the cover of para and marine support then maybe there wouldn't have been the casualties.

I can understand the German sensitivies to send troops into battle, though maybe it is time they got over it. However it is the French who piss me off the most.

SUBMAN1 · 03-01-07, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I think the point is that Britain and Canada sends troops into harms way whilst other NATO allies sit pretty. They could share the burden.

This has been brought up before but I was reading a couple of months ago some interviews with British soldiers in Afghanistan and they were not happy with any of their NATO partners except for the Dutch, Canadians and Americans.

When a bunch of paras had to go help out the Danes who were holed up one para was very scathing about how if they had come out under the cover of para and marine support then maybe there wouldn't have been the casualties.

I can understand the German sensitivies to send troops into battle, though maybe it is time they got over it. However it is the French who piss me off the most.

Well said

dean_acheson · 03-01-07, 07:14 PM

um, the point is that really the only other country in the world that can project power in the world besides the US is the UK, and that power is rapidly dwindling from a lack of desire to spend funds.

agree with the French comment. I've known some French citizens that I cared a great deal for on a personal level, but the jerks from the Quai d'Orsay still act like the Sun King is still running the known world.

03-01-07, 06:34 PM	#2
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think the point is that Britain and Canada sends troops into harms way whilst other NATO allies sit pretty. They could share the burden. This has been brought up before but I was reading a couple of months ago some interviews with British soldiers in Afghanistan and they were not happy with any of their NATO partners except for the Dutch, Canadians and Americans. When a bunch of paras had to go help out the Danes who were holed up one para was very scathing about how if they had come out under the cover of para and marine support then maybe there wouldn't have been the casualties. I can understand the German sensitivies to send troops into battle, though maybe it is time they got over it. However it is the French who piss me off the most. __________________

03-01-07, 05:00 PM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Couldnt be arsed to read the whole article, but the point in it is that soon the US will be all alone in Iraq & Afghanistan? If that´s so, I can only say: SO WHAT? The coalition cant win in either of those countries. Why waste more lives?

03-01-07, 07:14 PM	#4
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	um, the point is that really the only other country in the world that can project power in the world besides the US is the UK, and that power is rapidly dwindling from a lack of desire to spend funds. agree with the French comment. I've known some French citizens that I cared a great deal for on a personal level, but the jerks from the Quai d'Orsay still act like the Sun King is still running the known world.