Greetings,
I don't normally link humorous things to my blog, but DJ sent me this link and I fell out of my chair laughing. It is a rather light hearted look at French military (yes. you read that correctly) history. It is a rather simplistic look at our allies in Paris. It is a joke, so don't go getting all PC, and lame on me. Lighten up and try laughing.
On that note, I saw our interpreters today all sharing chai, and bread. They were telling stories, and just having a good time. Amazing, why you ask? Because they risk their lives every moment they are working for us. When they get time off they are all alone out there, and the men in black (the ones that cut heads off) work on this base, and they know who works for us. So, when they get time off they leave the base and go home. To put perspective on this last year 45 interpreters were murdered by evil, cowards.
Oh, one more thing. Booman is one of the good guys, he has and continues to be a good man, he moderates on his blog and keeps things civil. The super sleuth Oui, well the Darwin award for good detective work goes to him, hey I hear that Law and Order Crossing Guards is looking for a few good detectives (See how the Neo-cons condescend!!). LTC F, and the Command Sargent Major and I all had a good laugh over me not being in B'dad. So, if I'm not really here, who is this impostor and how did he get my user-name and password to blog? Am I referring to myself from the person perspective?
Where was I, ah yes the French, enjoy!
PS Yes, pictures of my vacation are coming to a photo album near you soon. GIve me a break, I'm in Iraq...or am I??
Allowing foreign nationals to work at a base is extremely foolish. Those 45 dead interpreters can be attributed to the stupidity of someone higher up and/or traditions that should be chnged. Has nothing been learned from past experience in VietNam and elsewhere? The Russians never made that mistake.
Posted by: Rick | 2005.05.17 at 14:30
William Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine
(1780 edition)
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1063.html
RETREAT, the order or disposition in which a fleet of French men of war decline engagement, or fly from a pursuing enemy. The reader, who wishes to be expert in this manoeuvre, will find it copiously described by several ingenious French writers, particularly L'Hôte, Saverien, Morogues, Bourdé, and Ozane; who have given accurate instructions, deduced from experience, for putting it in practice when occasion requires. As it is not properly a term of the British marine, a more circumstantial account of it might be considered foreign to our plan. It has been observed in another part of this work (see the article HEAD)that the French have generally exhibited greater proofs of taste and judgment in the sculpture, with which their ships are decorated, than the English; the same candour and impartiality obliges us to confess their superior dexterity in this movement.
Posted by: Edward | 2005.05.07 at 22:45
Vive la France!
Posted by: MWG | 2005.05.05 at 12:24
In-breeding plays hell on the gene pool!! It's going to be interesting to see what the "French+Arab=?" combination will be like. Only I doubt the Muslims in France will co-operate. They surely consider the French benaeth them.
Posted by: devildog6771 | 2005.05.05 at 01:06
Only the French would come up with the idea of shooting every 10th man for failure to go "over the top" after a series of disasters in WWI. Yep, those French generals sure know how to soldier.
Posted by: NOTR | 2005.05.04 at 22:20
Here's funny French landing in Iraq film.
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/frenchtroops.html
Posted by: Chevy Rose | 2005.05.04 at 12:40