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2007-06-22 Iraq

Marne Torch continues clearing insurgent safe havens

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Posted by Fred 2007-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Accelerants?

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-22 00:40|| 2007-06-22 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 What you Americans refer to as 'gas'?

Posted by Howard UK 2007-06-22 05:15|| 2007-06-22 05:15|| Front Page Top

#3 You mean petrol, Howard? I've some of that in a jerry can in the garage for the lawnmower and Mr. Wife's toys. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-22 05:46|| 2007-06-22 05:46|| Front Page Top

#4 I have a distinct impression of who 'wears the trousers' in the Wife household :)

Posted by Howard UK 2007-06-22 06:17|| 2007-06-22 06:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr. Wife mostly, Howard dear. I generally prefer skirts these days... and we all agree Mr. Wife doesn't look nearly so good in those.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-22 06:33|| 2007-06-22 06:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Operation Torch was a cock-up in many ways, IIRC.

Posted by gromky 2007-06-22 07:58|| 2007-06-22 07:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Torch was piss poor, but damn good practice.

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-22 11:34|| 2007-06-22 11:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Torch was a learning experience. My dad landed a few days after the initial landing, and made it all the way to the Med coast. He said about a third of the senior officers of his unit were "transferred elsewhere" - i.e., fired - for acting incompently. They still pushed the Vichy French, Italian, and German forces out of West Africa.

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