LONDON - As British troops secured a deserted cave complex in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the press back home was flushed with pride - as the newspapers saw it, the U.S. military wasn't up to the challenge and had been forced to call in the Brits to finish the task.
In the words of the ever-patriotic tabloid Sun, the U.S. troops "did their best but the job needs finishing."
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I got a kick out of this article when I read it in this morning’s paper, and I’ll tell you why. With an American paper complaining about a national bias in British newspaper reporting, the American paper is, in turn, demonstrating its own national bias! LOL!
Here’s what I think: Isn’t it supposed to be a team effort? Who cares which troops do the job or which troops do it best so long as the job gets done? I think most people will take a certain pride in their military’s participation, so can’t we cut each other a little slack and let the newspapers spin it the way they want? Such a trivial issue....
Really, as far as I’m concerned, everyone really missed the boat by not sending Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart and his team from U.N.I.T. in at the first sign of trouble. It would have been taken care of by now. IMHO
@Gwally: Well, it is a bit difficult for other nationals to believe in a "team effort", as long as the US Air Force keeps bombing its "claimed to be" allies...
"Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight."
A word to the wise is sufficient Minerva (Semi-retired SYMer)
Originally posted by Mr Sleep The funny thing is though that British troops are better, so there
Bah! Never trust those limey redcoats, I say. We blasted 'em back at the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown, and I say we go after Cornwallis again!
To the Righteous belong the fruits of violent victory. The rest of us will have to settle for warm friends, warm lovers, and a wink from a quietly supportive universe.
@Mr. Sleep: I’m inclined to agree with you, based on what I’ve seen of the British Military (on shows such as Dr Who, that is… ) So Sleepy, in what other ways are the Brits better than the Yanks?
@Minerva: LOL! Yes, I said its supposed to be a team effort!
@Fable: Don’t forget how we always beat ‘em in Soccer as well… erm, no, wait. That’s not right….
That there; exactly the kinda diversion we coulda used.
Originally posted by Gwalchmai @Mr. Sleep: I’m inclined to agree with you, based on what I’ve seen of the British Military (on shows such as Dr Who, that is… ) So Sleepy, in what other ways are the Brits better than the Yanks?
Think of everything, everything possible and the Brits are better....except those from the south, they are just scum! (Doctor Who is a major educational force )
The brits are definately better at garage music, which is surely an oxymoron
Brits are also better at griping and being cynical we take that to a new level
I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility...And those Pink elephants I'd see.
Those darn rambunctuous colonials, i swear they will rue the day they try to claim independance!
Eat fish and chips and die, you bewigged fops!
To the Righteous belong the fruits of violent victory. The rest of us will have to settle for warm friends, warm lovers, and a wink from a quietly supportive universe.
Originally posted by Gwalchmai Oh, I don't know about that. How much time have you spent hanging around with American Republicans when there is a sitting Democratic President?
Not counting my time as Enron vice president?
I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility...And those Pink elephants I'd see.
OMG The Brits just burned Washington!! The bad news, Congress escaped!
Worse still, we lost the battle, and were forced to keep Washington! Damn them. I'M GETTING MY BLUNDERBUSS!
To the Righteous belong the fruits of violent victory. The rest of us will have to settle for warm friends, warm lovers, and a wink from a quietly supportive universe.
OMG The Brits just burned Washington!! The bad news, Congress escaped!
What was the point then? Reminds me of a Simpsons episode (doesn't everything) "We will kill all your leaders in Washington"
"Oh you couldn't kill them all"
"Just watch us Mu ha ha ha ha"
"Don't forget Ken Starr"
"Suckers"
I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility...And those Pink elephants I'd see.
Originally posted by Obsidian Hey fable, is this your NEW blunderbuss, or the one you used to fight the british off with during the intial rebellion?
This is my all new, Uzi 7300 Blunderbuss with infrared sights, armor-piercing lead balls, and adamantine cleaning rod. FEEL THE POWER!
To the Righteous belong the fruits of violent victory. The rest of us will have to settle for warm friends, warm lovers, and a wink from a quietly supportive universe.
Hey--I'm still trying to recover from when they burned down our White House in 1812!
clears throat
sings
In 1814 we took a little trip
along with Colonel Jackson
down the mighty Mississip.
We took a little bacon and
we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British
in the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns
and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many
as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and
they began to runnin' on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
We looked down the river
and we seed the British come.
And there must have been a hundred
of'em beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so high and
they made the bugles ring.
We stood by our cotton bales
and didn't say a thing.
We fired our guns and the
British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many
as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and
they began to runnin' on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Old Hickory said
we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets
til we looked 'em in the eye
We held our fire til
we seed their faces well.
then we opened up with squirrel guns
And really gave 'em ... well ~~~
We fired our guns and the
British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many
as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and
they began to runnin' on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, they ran through the briars
and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes
where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds
couldn't catch 'em on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
We fired our cannon til
the barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator
and we fought another round.
We filled his head with cannon balls
and powdered his behind
and when we touched the powder off,
the gator lost his mind.
We fired our guns and the
British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many
as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and
they began to runnin' on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, they ran through the briars
and they ran through the brambles
and they ran through the bushes
where a rabbit couldn't go.
they ran so fast that the hounds
couldn't catch 'em on
down the Mississippi
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Hup 2, 3, 4. Sound off 3, 4.... Hup 2, 3, 4.
Sound off 3, 4.... Hup 2, 3, 4
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” - Edgar Allen Poe
