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Re: Just caught this...
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Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:34:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> "The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced to tell the
> Iraqis they were not firing at them, and ordered them back to their home
> country telling them it was too early to surrender."
If the troops are there to free the Iraquis from an evil dictator, why were
the Iraquis sent *back*? Is the calendar more important than the publically
stated goal of the war???
Me puzzled :-S
Pedro
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| (...) As well, isn't sending them back almost an automatic death sentence? Surely SH will hear about this, and he is known to kill anyone who has a dissenting opinion--these folks who were sent back... I have grave concerns for their lives... Dave K (24 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| This was the first *I* had seen of this, but maybe someone's already posted here about it: (URL) Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started. "The motley (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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