Author Topic: Battlegroup 1st Battalion/Black Watch moves north (Read 1367 times)

Pei · « **on:** October 22, 2004, 07:00:30 AM »

The UK reserve Battlegroup in Iraq (1st Battalion of the Black Watch, 100 members of the Royal Dragoon Guards, 50 members of 40 Commando Royal Marines plus support troops) is going to be deployed north from the UK area of control to a province just south of Baghdad to relieve US forces.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3764912.stm

Statement from Geoff Hoon, Secretary for Defence to the Commons:

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/statement_sofs_21oct04.htm

This is decision is quite controversial in the UK.

Swoop · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2004, 07:05:20 AM »

A junior officer with the Black Watch has been quoted as saying they're "up for it" which in British slang terms means the lads are keen and ready to kick some arse.

Yes there is some vocal opposition to the decision but there would have been either way, politicians will always say the government has done the wrong thing whatever they do. Let's not think about this from a political viewpoint, let's just remain confident in the abilities of our lads and cheer them home when they finally make it here.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2004, 07:45:01 AM »

~~Limeys~~

lazs2 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2004, 07:55:52 AM »

thanks guys.

lazs

Rude · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2004, 09:55:22 AM »

Salute to the Brits.....they have character and balls, a combination not found throughout most of Europe.

I'm partial to the Aussies as well.

slimm50 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2004, 10:12:30 AM »

~~BW and RDG. For all the mostly good-natured barbs that fly around this board between Americans and Brits, it's still good to know we've got you as an ally.~~

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2004, 10:15:51 AM »

Yep, big to one of our few involved allies.

TY Brits.

JB73 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2004, 10:29:07 AM »

~~Brits, doing a good thing, and thank you for the support so far.~~

vorticon · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2004, 10:31:03 AM »

Otto · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2004, 11:09:32 AM »

Thank you, and best wishs to all of them.

Monk · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2004, 11:12:04 AM »

Yup - Jolly good show, mates.

OIO · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2004, 11:53:54 AM »

bagpipes... now THATS payback

Dowding · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2004, 12:17:32 PM »

Blair out in 2005.

Momus-- · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2004, 01:13:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
Blair out in 2005.

Yup, OMRLP all the way!

ravells · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2004, 02:20:22 PM »

Such a coincidence that we are being asked to send troops to a 'vacuum' which the Americans could fill ten times over with theirs at the eve of an election.

Or could it be they are being asked to go there because Kerry has been beating Bush over the head with the argument that the US has no Allies in Iraq?

If there is a good military reason for the Black Watch to be sent there, then I'm all for it. If it's to get some politician re-elected, then I think it's plain wrong.

I'm suspicious that it's the latter.

Ravs