If you get some time ....read this....bloody good, its the mental picture it creates....well for me anyway
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-quietl...d-of-nig,20957/
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-quietl...d-of-nig,20957/
Bazza wrote:QUOTE (Bazza @ Jul 19 2011,12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The Onion, one of my permanent bookmarks..
Necessary sometimes to point out that it is satire.
One of my favourites is: www.theregister.co.uk ....
Bazza wrote:QUOTE (Bazza @ Jul 19 2011,12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The Onion, one of my permanent bookmarks..
Necessary sometimes to point out that it is satire.
Ditto.
But you know, this is exactly what the Russians did, after the "Soviet Vietnam".
OK it was helped along a little by the US supply of Stingers and other good hardware to ... the Taliban.
You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History.
Charl wrote:QUOTE (Charl @ Jul 19 2011,4:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History.
Comments to me , 'Why do you learn this Stuff" it won't help you in life , Other , "Why do i learn history ,you live in the past ".......
J7G wrote:QUOTE (J7G @ Jul 19 2011,3:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It wasn't to the Taliban mate. They didn't exist at that stage.
Well...as I said: You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History