British forces clear the way for USA

[Barley]

So it seems America havn't the will or the expertise to do their own dirty work, now we have the Royal Marines and HM Parachute Regiment clearing the caves in Afganistan for those sissie american wussies.

Can't they do their own dirty work?

[OneFootInTheGrave]

ah americans have more important thing to do like preparing to invade Irak and Iran, just don't have spare men to stay in afganistan, are they getting soft or what

[Urban Ranger]

That's what lack, eh, allies are for

[Serb]

Re: British forces clear the way for USA

Originally posted by Barley
Can't they do their own dirty work?

No, they can't.
They always used someone to do their dirty work and after this work is done by someone, they appears in shining armor and shout "Hey, people of the World, look how great American nation saved your asses once again".

After 10-15 years no one will remember about Northern Alliance, no one will remember about your SAS and others. There will be only one myth created by Hollywood that once, in 2002 USA defeated an Evil Afghanistan, the country wich Brits and Russians failed to conquer. Defeated not by hands of Northern Alliance (by supporting one side in civil war), but because Americans are supreme warriors, exelent strategists and the most heroic people on this planet (and the same bullsh!t).

This is how they acted and always will. Just face it.

[Tolls]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,681227,00.html

Gives you something to read while we wait for Wiggy to turn up...

[redbaron]

Yes, but what does Fox say about it?

[Barley]

I especially liked this part of the article

"The 44 marines were reinforced by a six-man mortar team from the 1st Parachute Regiment in what was thought to be the first such joint operation since the Falklands.

The soldiers broke cover last week to explore the caves, some hundreds of feet deep, and make contact with locals before handing over the valley to 500 infantrymen from the US 101st airborne division. The Americans blew up the caves, which contained bedrooms, jails and warehouses, after collecting five binbags full of documents.

Sgt Neil Warrington said the Americans were astonished that so few Britons were used to control at least 20 square miles of enemy territory. "The Americans see safety in numbers," he said, "we see safety in small groups."

[Deathwalker]

Dont worry, no matter what we talk about here American is always sure it can rewrite history with Hollywood. The Russians had a goverment department to control information and what the people new about history and the world.
America has Hollywood (Much more powerful)

[faded glory]

huh? The limey's didnt even use any warplanes over Afghanistan. And Op. Anaconda was 90% American. 'sissies'?? I think not...


Do we need to get into this again?


6/10 (got me to respond)

[red_jon]

Is it just me or are the other Brits here ungrateful? Haven't you learned how the Americans saved us in two world wars and defeated Napolean for us?! Why, if it weren't for the US Amy we'd all be speaking German

Americans will always portray themselves as the best (with Mel Gibson in the lead role).

[Felch]

The only real hero is Andrew Jackson, kicked British ass in the swamps of New Orleans! Heh, and you suckers lost that battle after we signed a peace treaty.

God bless Hollywood.

[Sprayber]

You English are so funny.

Your inferiority complex only serves to entertain us as we march to the inevitable triumph of American culture.

Of course we are getting kind of tired of cleaning up messes that YOU created in the last centuries of your Imperial Glory.

Afganistan and Palastine are both fail British experiments that we are now having to clean up. It's only proper that you expend some kind of effort in the endevor.

Whats next. Are we going to have to go into India or N. Ireland because once again situations cause by the British have boiled over and threaten to expell peace.

You see we feel kind of an obligation to our dear old mother country. She is old and feeble and can't quite get around like she did before. We like to make you feel like your being useful.

hmmm. That's about as much as I'll say. If you think any of that was stupid, just realize the thread where it is posted.

4/10 Got me to respond, but wasn't original. Perhaps 5/10 when taken in context with his Israel thread.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by red_jon
Is it just me or are the other Brits here ungrateful? Haven't you learned how the Americans saved us in two world wars and defeated Napolean for us?! Why, if it weren't for the US Amy we'd all be speaking German

But I do speak German

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Felch X
The only real hero is Andrew Jackson, kicked British ass in the swamps of New Orleans! Heh, and you suckers lost that battle after we signed a peace treaty.

God bless Hollywood.

The thing that gets me is that they take Hollywood seriously. We don't

[David James]

Originally posted by Sprayber
You English are so funny.

Your inferiority complex only serves to entertain us as we march to the inevitable triumph of American culture.

Of course we are getting kind of tired of cleaning up messes that YOU created in the last centuries of your Imperial Glory.

Afganistan and Palastine are both fail British experiments that we are now having to clean up. It's only proper that you expend some kind of effort in the endevor.

Hang on there... Afghanistan was perfectly alright until the Soviets invaded. As for Palestine... well the Americans were the ones who pressured the British into letting Jewish settlers in in the first place. And much of the rest of the Middle East is as much the US's fault as Britain's. This is most notably the case with Saudi Arabia, which is a US invention, and just so happens to be Osama's homeland as well as the home of practically every one of the suicide terrorists of Sept. 11 and is the source of most of his financing. The British wanted to give Arabia over to the British-installed kings of Jordan (when was the last time they caused anyone any grief? hey?) but no, Washington decided that their client/manipulator, a fellow by the name of Saud, should be made king of most of Arabia, hence Saudi Arabia, in exchange for giving the US the right to the oil that had just been found in the region. This was before WWII, I might add.

I admit that carving up India was a mistake, but then that's what their leaders wanted, and so Lord Mountbatten did so. He should have just ignored them and left it as one big country.