Author Topic: S! Great Britain! (Read 697 times)

Udie at Work · « **on:** March 01, 2002, 02:28:17 PM »

I just wanted to once again thank our great friends across the "pond" for the roll in the war on terrorism. Truthfuly I need to thank all of NATO and even Russia, so a big fat S! to all of you for your support in this war.

S! To Great Britain for leading the peace keeping force in Afganastan (Americans really hate that duty)

Hortlund · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2002, 02:33:33 PM »

I notice Sweden didnt get a despite the fact that we are one of 5 (at least I think it is 5) nations who have combat troops on the ground in Afghanistan right now.

~~anyway Brits and Yanks~~

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2002, 02:51:37 PM »

Is Sweden in NATO??

Udie at Work · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2002, 02:57:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Hortlund
I notice Sweden didnt get a despite the fact that we are one of 5 (at least I think it is 5) nations who have combat troops on the ground in Afghanistan right now.

~~anyway Brits and Yanks~~

Ooops my bad I didn't realize you guys had troops there, hasn't been reported by the US media, imagine that

belated S! to Sweden!

Hamish · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2002, 03:09:24 PM »

Hmm try not to forget the French, Aussies, Italians, Spanish, and the Japanese either. They all have had naval vessels in the region.

maddog1 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2002, 04:08:59 PM »

The French where in Afgan....... no wonder the canadian troops got no medals.....

Hortlund · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2002, 04:42:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Elfenwolf
Is Sweden in NATO??

Nope.

We just dont like terrorists.

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2002, 07:06:59 PM »

Damn Hortlund, I didn't know that. Of course until 2 weeks ago I thought Sweden and Switzerland were the same country.

Toad · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2002, 07:13:41 PM »

Yeah, there's a Swedish intel platoon working under the Brits till about the end of April.

As of 23 January:

"The British currently have nearly 1,000 troops in Kabul with the ISAF. There are also 129 Italians, 359 French, 241 German, 34 Dutch, 15 Finnish, 15 Norwegian, 11 Danish, five Swedish, and four Austrian troops deployed so far. Turkey, due to send some 250 troops soon -- is the only Muslim nation currently playing an active part."

Afghanistan: ISAF Defines Its Mission As It Patrols Kabul's Streets

~~to all who joined in.~~

Thrawn · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2002, 07:23:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad

As of 23 January:

"The British currently have nearly 1,000 troops in Kabul with the ISAF. There are also 129 Italians, 359 French, 241 German, 34 Dutch, 15 Finnish, 15 Norwegian, 11 Danish, five Swedish, and four Austrian troops deployed so far. Turkey, due to send some 250 troops soon -- is the only Muslim nation currently playing an active part."S> to all who joined in.

+ 750 Canadians.

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2002, 08:37:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Yeah, there's a Swedish intel platoon working under the Brits till about the end of April.

As of 23 January:

"The British currently have nearly 1,000 troops in Kabul with the ISAF. There are also 129 Italians, 359 French, 241 German, 34 Dutch, 15 Finnish, 15 Norwegian, 11 Danish, five Swedish, and four Austrian troops deployed so far. Turkey, due to send some 250 troops soon -- is the only Muslim nation currently playing an active part."

Afghanistan: ISAF Defines Its Mission As It Patrols Kabul's Streets

~~to all who joined in.~~

The Swedes have committed only FIVE TROOPS to Afghanistan??? What did they do, drive over in a Saab??? Hey Sweden, I hate to say this, but 5 guys in a Saab is hardly a commitment to the War on Terrorism. And 359 French troops there??? Somebody stop them, please, before they surrender to the Taliban and compromise our mission.
And tell those four Austrian dudes that their bicycles won't work well on the rubble that was once Kabul, Try to hold back the 241 German troops because we've already seen how they can kick bellybutton and we're committed to a "controlled" War on Terrorism, tell the 34 Dutch drug pushers I don't smoke dope, tell the 15 Finns to take my bags to room 201 and ask the 11 Danish waiters to make sure my sardine sandwich is on dark rye.
Oh, I forgot the 129 Italians stumbling around Afghanistan. Good, because if they aren't alreay lost then they soon will be. And the 250 Turkish Boy Scouts? Thank God you showed up in time to spare me having to eat ONE MORE sandwichof Sardines on Dark Rye. Give me five boxes of your Thin Mints.

maddog1 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2002, 08:47:04 PM »

Very Funny!:D

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2002, 09:15:48 PM »

Oh sheeesh, I forgot about the 750 Canadians in Kabul. Obviously they missed a connection to Salt Lake City and instead of seeing the Gold Medal Hockey Finals they were subjected to a spectacle of us using Smart Bombs against tall Afghanistan farmers.
LOL "international effort?" Give me a break. Like ALL"international policing efforts" the brunt of the burden is placed upon the good old US of A. Give me a break, we are the ones who shed the blood. All you guys do is collect t-shirts.

Sorrow[S=A] · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2002, 09:41:57 PM »

Hmm,

You have almost the whole active & experienced core of Battalion 2 or our Princess Patricia light infantry. For canada that is the equivilant of the US sending the entirety of the 10 mountain's veterans into a conflict. ie: a serious amount of commitment.

Plus IIRC we sent more over, bringing the number up over 800 now. As well we have our JTF2 troops working with your special forces for some time now. Though a small number compared to the US armed forces I point out it means we committed ALL our trained and equipped special forces we had. And unlike other countries JTF2 is working right beside your own Sops guys in the thick of the toejam.

I also point out we are over-committed now to the Balkans as well. We (the CAF) are pulling our diddlying _RESERVES_ into active peace-keeping duty to keep a proper rotation there. The nastiest most violent peace keeping area and we have reservist artillery companies serving. To be honest I am just dreading the first body bag coming back.

And all without any request for notice or complaints. US needed out we filled the gap. As a result of the lack of transport (we needed US planes to get our equipment to Afghan) we are also upgrading our hercules fleet and looking into Jumbo upgrades so the US isn't burdened by us next time.

In all fairness if it was my call I would say the US can keep the whoopee tee shirts and we stick to what we are more capable of instead of trying so hard to help.

Hortlund · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2002, 01:47:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Elfenwolf

The Swedes have committed only FIVE TROOPS to Afghanistan??? What did they do, drive over in a Saab??? Hey Sweden, I hate to say this, but 5 guys in a Saab is hardly a commitment to the War on Terrorism.

Hrm..no, its not 5 guys. Its 35 guys.
Perhaps not much, but those 35 are the best we have. They are trained by the Brit SAS, and they have roughly the same mission profiles and capabilities as them. It sounds wrong to call them the Swedish SAS, but they are our very best, our special forces if you will.

Anyway, I'm glad to see its appreciated though...Next time we'll make sure to send numbers instead of competence. Would that be a more proper commitment to the war on terrorism?