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2004-12-10 Europe

U.S. general injured when Turkish soldier's gun accidentally fires

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Posted by Murat 2004-12-10 3:06:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That's a Turkish solider alright. Make sure you don't have the Turks on your flank, they break too easily.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-10 7:44:43 AM|| 2004-12-10 7:44:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 aaargh he must have thought: Pig season is opened

Posted by Murat 2004-12-10 9:55:26 AM|| 2004-12-10 9:55:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 nice - the village idiot returns....

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-10 10:02:17 AM|| 2004-12-10 10:02:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I figure one US General could overrun any Turk Infantry brigade if he had he enough bugles and noise makers.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-10 10:36:54 AM|| 2004-12-10 10:36:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "aaargh he must have thought: Pig season is opened"

Murat, just so you know - I trained w/the Turks a while back. They were generally tough guys but had no clue about safety when it came to weapons. (They also had this propensity to want to arm wrestle Americans for what ever reason.) During a morning formation one of them had a negligent discharge and almost blew off his own foot. We were on a P.T. run about a hundred meters away - giggling like little girls at their stupidity. We could take Turkey with 10 tanks, two baseball bats & case of schlitz.

Posted by Phiter Glolung1555 (aka Jarhead) 2004-12-10 10:45:33 AM|| 2004-12-10 10:45:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Friend of mine's Probation Officer walked into court(bout 2 months ago)her Glock 9mm was holstered and cocked.When she went to sit down she shot hersewlf in the ass.Still on the disabled list.

Posted by raptor 2004-12-10 10:51:51 AM|| 2004-12-10 10:51:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Raptor, did you mean she just had a round in the chamber? Glock's don't usually have a safety on them and have an internal hammer.

Posted by Phiter Glolung1555 (aka Jarhead) 2004-12-10 11:02:08 AM|| 2004-12-10 11:02:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 We could take Turkey with 10 tanks, two baseball bats & case of schlitz.

If this is supposed to be the 'cream of Turkish manhood', you could probably cut the number of tanks by four and the beer to a six-pack. (Kinda also tells you where our Turkish troll is on that scale).

Posted by Pappy 2004-12-10 12:21:05 PM|| 2004-12-10 12:21:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 FWIW, to both Phiter and Murat: my Dad knew some Turkish troops back in the 50's when he was stationed there, and was impressed with them.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-12-10 6:49:23 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2004-12-10 6:49:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 From what I've heard, some of the Turkish troops are tough and disciplined in unit tactics. Not so much, perhaps, in the "little" things ....

Posted by too true 2004-12-10 6:54:49 PM|| 2004-12-10 6:54:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Read the book "Soldier" by Anthony Herbert. Now, given that Herbert is a rather self-serving braggart, I assume he still tells some of the truth. Writing about his experiences in the Korean War, he writes about falling back in disarray with the UN troops, under pressure from masses on Chinese Infantry - and ending up on a hilltop with a Turkish infantry battalion. While all the other UN troops fell back, the Turks held their ground. Soo, ther are deep behind enemy lines, completely surrounded - and fighting on all sides. As is wont to happen, they eventually run low on ammunition. Herbert writes; "If you ever have to go to war, and you end up encircled by the enemy, vastly outnumbered, and out of ammunition, do it with the Turks." He says the battalion commander ordered the battalion to fix bayonets, and he then led them downhill on a bayonet charge, aimed the the Chinese regimental CP. They overran and killed everything in their path - with just bayonets - and continued south, attacking Chinese units from the rear - until they eventually make it back to friendly lines.

Your run-of-the mill Turks might be rabble - their professional troops are probably tough as woodpecker lips.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2004-12-10 7:27:56 PM|| 2004-12-10 7:27:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 excellent point LR - I assume these troops would've kept Murat as a barracks whore

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-10 7:33:27 PM|| 2004-12-10 7:33:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 If the General gets hit twice more, can he apply to leave Turkey immediately?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-12-10 7:44:41 PM|| 2004-12-10 7:44:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Only if the Dems immediately hook him up w/ a rich widow and start a campaign to call him a "war hero".

Gag.

Posted by anon 2004-12-10 7:49:52 PM|| 2004-12-10 7:49:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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