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2006-10-30 Iraq

British to evacuate consulate in Basra after mortar attacks: Re-deploy to Okinawa

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-30 06:25|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Looting commences within minutes.

Posted by ed 2006-10-30 08:29|| 2006-10-30 08:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah looting the fine koranic Muhammad taught tradition. From Medina to Basra.

By the way, when did the Brits become french?

Posted by Icerigger 2006-10-30 08:30|| 2006-10-30 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Show a little backbone lad or there's no movie future for you. :)

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-10-30 08:37|| 2006-10-30 08:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Just whip out one of those omni-present counter-battery units, we've got scads of 'em - parked next to the unused FEMA trailers I hear, and get all hinky and extra-dire. All will be well. I mean, it's not like the south is really controlled by militia and Qom agents, soft power has prevailed!

Posted by .com 2006-10-30 09:14|| 2006-10-30 09:14|| Front Page Top

#5 "The move (read evac) will be seen as a huge blow to progress in Iraq and has infuriated senior British military commanders. They say it sends a message to the insurgents (read terrorists)that they are winning the battle in pushing the British out of the southern Iraqi capital, where several British soliders have died ans dozens have been injured."

Blame for this move lands squarely in the lap of the British Foreign Office. The British boots on the ground are made of the right stuff. It's the pussies lads back at the Home Office who need to grow a sack.

I don't know the name or names of the folk responsible for this move, but if I were God they wouldn't have a job in gov't on my watch.

Posted by Mark Z 2006-10-30 13:35|| 2006-10-30 13:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Sadr's card is so f*cking over due PUNCHING EEErrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted by C-Low 2006-10-30 14:54|| 2006-10-30 14:54|| Front Page Top

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