NationStates Jolt Archive

Well, far from starting to withdraw so the new Iraqi government can start to walk on it's own two feet we are doubling the number of troops sent to Iraq. Is J. Ho anxious that we should actually loose a troop in combat? So far we've lost a civillian TV camera man at the start of the war (to an American bomb I'm told) and a a troop who was serving with the Poms on a British helicopter when it suffered mechanical problems and crashed. So if they really planned to start withdrawing troops by the end of the year, as some in government are saying, why have we just doubled the number of troops in Iraq? So when we withdraw half of them we will still have the same number in Iraq? :confused:

'doubles' = how many?

10?

20?

Cause they know who their real friends are. That's right. The US of A.

And then there were 6.

Actually I think this takes us to 1000 troops.

You started out with 2000 didn't you?

It's not really funny but...

I'm sure Bush is glad to have both of them aboard.

You started out with 2000 didn't you?

I don't know, I thought we started with 400, mostly in specialist positions (communications, air traffic control, land mine clearers et cetera)

I don't remember I heard 2000 via word of mouth but thats probably wrong

I think that America cannot afford to make snide remarks about it allies. It has few enough political allies as it is.

it's liek when they raise the brice on somethign just before they have a sale on it

who cares about that crap?

Oil precious oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *rolls around in it*

BOTH of them!!?? :eek:

BOTH of them!!?? :eek:

You'll have to excuse us for being distracted from the war for oil, our troops are otherwise deployed in areas like the Solomon Islands, East Timor, Arche (plus the rest of Indonesia) and the like.

Better one Aussie than can make 10 different jokes than 100 Americans making the same one over and over eh?

HAHA, BOTH OF THEM ROFL OMG !!!!ONE!!!!ELEVEN!!!111!!!! Nice one.

Better one Aussie than can make 10 different jokes than 100 Americans making the same one over and over eh?

HAHA, BOTH OF THEM ROFL OMG !!!!ONE!!!!ELEVEN!!!111!!!! Nice one.

Nice joke. I'm rolling in my grave. And yes Im dead.

You'll have to excuse us for being distracted from the war for oil, our troops are otherwise deployed in areas like the Solomon Islands, East Timor, Arche (plus the rest of Indonesia) and the like.

We've got quite a few Marines and ships in the tsunami affected areas... :rolleyes:

Also, I hear Australia's sending more troops to Iraq... Both of them! Ahahahahahahahahah! :p :cool: ;) :D :eek:

Nice joke. I'm rolling in my grave. And yes Im dead.

Thanks, I was really trying to make you laugh. If you didn't notice, it was not intended to be a joke. I'll add the sarcasm tags for everyone next time.

We've got quite a few Marines and ships in the tsunami affected areas... :rolleyes:

Also, I hear Australia's sending more troops to Iraq... Both of them! Ahahahahahahahahah! :p :cool: ;) :D :eek:

LOL, what a smart arse.

LOL, what a smart arse.

In other news..

http://news.channels.aol.ca/news/article.adp?id=20050218152709990019

I'll leave this one alone. :p

BOTH of them!!?? :eek:
dude thats pretty harsh coming from a Kiwi :(

Kind of an update I guess.. according to the T.V., the increase is from 450 to 900, all joking aside.

We've got quite a few Marines and ships in the tsunami affected areas...

lol, and like 30 times our population and 50 times our military budget!

Well, we shouldn't be there in the first place...but we helped break it, so we should help fix it. It should be reconstruction aid rather than military support however.


Also, I hear Australia's sending more troops to Iraq... Both of them! Ahahahahahahahahah! :p :cool: ;) :D :eek:

Tsk, you might want to read up on our involvement in WW2, if you think Australia is so insignificant.