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2006-01-01 Afghanistan

UK fears Falklands-level casualties in Afghanistan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-01 13:19|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems to me that NATO forces had no problem expressing solidarity with Uncle Sam as long as there were no casualties. As soon as their people start dying, these fellas start leaving. Uncle Sam lost 526 killed during the first operations of the European Theater - the Torch landings. Maybe we should have pulled out there and then. Or maybe we should have pulled out after the debacle at Kasserine Pass, where 1800 GI's were killed. I guess the word "mutual" in mutual defense treaty means something different to Europeans.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-01-01 13:32|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-01-01 13:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Mutual defense to the Europeans (excluding the UK forces) means "run away, run away. The Tranzi ownership of Europe is complete and total. It will last until islam takes over. The US needs to look west. Europe is morbid. The smart Euros will flee to the western hemisphere.

Iran is indeed busy. It now has US forces on two sides of it's borders. It's actions are now transparent and overt. That the Europeans are afraid to confront Iran or it's proxies shows just how weak they are and how rudderless their foreign polices is.

Posted by Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu 2006-01-01 14:06|| 2006-01-01 14:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Um, the first operations in the European Theatre were the Wehrmach assault on Poland. No Americans lives were lost.

Posted by visiter 2006-01-01 15:18|| 2006-01-01 15:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, nevermind, first US operations. Got it.
I still miss Charles Lindbergh. He wasn't a traitor either.

Posted by visiter 2006-01-01 15:36|| 2006-01-01 15:36|| Front Page Top

#5 The thing about worst case scenarios is, most of the time they don't happen.

Posted by HV 2006-01-01 16:01|| 2006-01-01 16:01|| Front Page Top

#6 true - in the worst case we all die, instantly, from aneurisms.... has about as much chance as their scenario...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-01 16:39|| 2006-01-01 16:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Charles Lindburgh? The flying gentleman with the German patronym who thought Hitler was the cat's pyjamas? No, I wouldn't say he was a traitor as such; rather, he was an American patriot who preferred America to join the fight on the side of evil. There is a difference, dontchaknow.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-01 21:52|| 2006-01-01 21:52|| Front Page Top

#8 *cough* Joseph Kennedy *cough*

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-01 21:54|| 2006-01-01 21:54|| Front Page Top

#9 As soon as their people start dying, these fellas start leaving.

Um, that's not true, asshole. Stop projecting your wishful thinking.

Posted by Rafael 2006-01-01 23:07|| 2006-01-01 23:07|| Front Page Top

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