[Munenn]

I heard yesterday on Fox News that recently the British forces were conducting a live fire exercise on the Kuwati border. Hearing this, a "large force" of Iraqi soldiers rushed over to them, throwing down their arms and surrendering. The British turned them back over their border, saying "Not yet, gentlemen. not yet- wait for the War."

Hope the rest of the war goes that smoothly.

Best wishes to our troops and our allies, always.

 

[Fernando Coelho]

Hearing this, a "large force" of Iraqi soldiers rushed over to them, throwing down their arms and surrendering.

That sounds like something the French army would have done! :mrgreen:

 

[bofh]

I believe General H. Norman Schwarzkopf said it best -

"Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without your accordian."

 

[bofh]

Sorry to reply to my own post, but it wasn't Schwarzkopf... he reitterated it recently... but, Jed Babbin originally said it. He was a former deputy undersecretary of defense in the first Bush administration.

He said it during a 30 January 2003 appearance on the political talk show Hardball.

. . . you know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind.

Priceless.