The reason the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines squabble amoung themselves is that they don’t speak the same language. For example, take a simple phrase like, “Secure the building”
The Army will put guards around the place.
The Navy will turn out the lights and lock the doors.
The Air Force will take out a 5-year lease with the option to buy.
The Marines will kill everybody inside and make it a command post.
Well I thought it was funny 😀 😀 Anna 😀
By: steve rowell - 14th May 2005 at 04:47
Yank “bashing”, tut, tut, tut
By: Flood - 14th May 2005 at 01:28
And after all this, they will actually find out who was in the building….friend or foe?
Only after the denial, the newspaper revelation, the denial, the secret inquest, the insult to the next of kin, the public inquest…
Etc.;)
Flood
By: kurmitz28 - 14th May 2005 at 00:36
And the reason none of them can communicate with the Yanks is that, to them, a simple phrase like, “Secure the building” involves dropping 500 pound ordnance on it from a B52 at 50,000 feet and then shelling it for 3 days with 155mm artillery and then ripping it apart with 7.62 small-arms and then getting a battalion of grunts to bivvy on the site.
And after all this, they will actually find out who was in the building….friend or foe?
By: SOC - 13th May 2005 at 21:41
The Air Force will take out a 5-year lease with the option to buy.
Not after the Boeing tanker fiasco, we won’t 😀
By: Mark9 - 13th May 2005 at 20:51
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😀 😀 Anna 😉 😀 :diablo:
By: Arthur - 13th May 2005 at 15:04
^In any conflict there will be human error.
Especially if it’s only the munitions which are smart, not the people using them
By: Paul Rix - 13th May 2005 at 14:58
^In any conflict there will be human error.
By: Snapper - 13th May 2005 at 14:36
“And the reason none of them can communicate with the Yanks is that, to them, a simple phrase like, “Secure the building” involves dropping 500 pound ordnance on the nearest British Forces from a B52 at 50,000 feet and then shelling another group of Brits for 3 days with 155mm artillery and then ripping apart their own reconnaisance screen with 7.62 small-arms and then getting a battalion of grunts to do dumb stuff in front of the media.”
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th May 2005 at 14:23
And the reason none of them can communicate with the Yanks is that, to them, a simple phrase like, “Secure the building” involves dropping 500 pound ordnance on it from a B52 at 50,000 feet and then shelling it for 3 days with 155mm artillery and then ripping it apart with 7.62 small-arms and then getting a battalion of grunts to bivvy on the site.
Although to be honest, the Yank approach does sound more fun! 😀
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