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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Project Runaway
2006-08-25
Why Italy shouldn't lead the U.N. mission in Lebanon.

There's an old joke that goes something like this: In heaven, the policemen are British, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, the cooks are Italian, and everything is organized by the Swiss. In hell, the policemen are German, the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and everything is organized by the Italians.

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Posted by:tipper

#1  Under a socialist government, I wholeheartedly agree. However, under a conservative government, the Italians have the confidence of a government that both respects them as soldiers, and only directs them to do things within their power to do.

The difference is night and day.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-08-25 09:44  

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