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Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: bounder on November 05, 2002, 08:19:20 AM

Just did a search on BBC (too many results from google) using the terms US, Military, Fiasco, Blunder. No reason, just for fun.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2256146.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2020068.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/706969.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1171765.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1999794.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1024583.stm

and one from google, cos I was there and saw it done by a friend!
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2002/020613-uav2.htm

just for balance you understand.

Of course when you undertake as much military action as the US does, then you are going to have accidents. It's just that the allied troops are more frightened of them (at least those that I met just back from Oman)

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: Monk on November 05, 2002, 09:45:33 AM

So, what's your point?

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: bounder on November 05, 2002, 09:50:28 AM

that poking fun at people because of their sheer incompetence shouldn't just be limited to enemies of the state:


Ripsnort's thread:
(http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68942)

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Not exactly the brightest bulbs in the package...
Granted, they are good at sneak attacks on civilians, and gutless, no-balls attacks with suicide bombs(like who couldn't do such a easy tactic if willing), but this article is just another in a series that says we're not dealing with those master mind evil guys you read about in comic books  

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20021104_171.html


Last edited by Ripsnort on 11-04-2002 at 02:44 PM

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: Gunthr on November 05, 2002, 10:10:43 AM

Bounder, from your profile:

"Interests  -  Mind Games"

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You might add "mental masturbation"  and "being an a-hole"

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: Dago on November 05, 2002, 10:14:42 AM

Just for fun, I did a google search with the same terms, except I used "UK" instead of "US".  Got a lot of interesting responses.   Too many to list of course.

dago

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: ra on November 05, 2002, 10:16:31 AM

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just for balance you understand.

Apparently threads about terrorists blowing up are unbalanced.

Title: Not exactly the sharpest tools in the box!
Post by: bounder on November 05, 2002, 10:24:16 AM

apparently they are, yes. I'm glad you noticed that too.