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SAS unit vows to avenge fallen Marine comrades
asiatimes.com ^ | August 31, 2021 | Dave Makichuk

Posted on 08/30/2021 4:22:32 PM PDT by elpadre

It’s payback time.

And like the famous “Devil’s Brigade” of Second World War fame, they know full well they may not survive the coming battles.

According to British media reports, 40 of the bravest men in the world — elite Special Air Service elite troop — have asked to stay in the wartorn country to avenge the deaths of their fallen comrades.

The 13 US Marines killed in a suicide bomb at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.

One source told the Sunday Mirror: “The Marines who died were from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force.

“That unit has given assistance to the SAS and SBS many times over the years in Afghanistan.

“They have helped resupply them with food and ammunition and treated their wounded.

“There is a strong bond between the two units, especially with the SBS who recruit largely from the Royal Marines.”

The dramatic move came as the last UK civilian evacuation flight left the airport on Saturday – with 150 British passport holders still stranded in the city.

Sources have claimed that the Who Dares Wins regiment will want to establish a base near to the Afghan-Pakistan border area to conduct undercover strikes against terrorist group IS-K, The Sun reported.

Due to the control the Taliban hold over Afghanistan, defense sources say the SAS group will need its approval to operate in the country.

The now-famous Devil’s Brigade was a special allied military unit of Canadian and American “bad-ass” commandos who terrorized Nazi forces in Europe.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; california; devilsbrigade; kabul; marines; nancypelosi; sas; sbs; unitedkingdom; usmc; waronterror
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1 posted on 08/30/2021 4:22:32 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: elpadre

Look out WH and Pentagon.


2 posted on 08/30/2021 4:24:37 PM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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To: elpadre

“..Due to the control the Taliban hold over Afghanistan, defense sources say the SAS group will need its approval to operate in the country. ..”

I don’t know about that. The Taliban may soon need to become a target for their “bad-ass” raids.


3 posted on 08/30/2021 4:26:33 PM PDT by elpadre ( )
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To: elpadre

British leadership is appreciated in the absence of our own.


4 posted on 08/30/2021 4:26:41 PM PDT by blackdog (Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
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To: elpadre

I’ll tempered soccer hooligans are a vicious adversary.


5 posted on 08/30/2021 4:28:28 PM PDT by blackdog (Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
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To: elpadre

If they do pull this off, better not say where their real base is. Put out phony co-ordinates.


6 posted on 08/30/2021 4:29:26 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: elpadre

And Mackenzie acted like he was reading the weather report.


7 posted on 08/30/2021 4:37:52 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: elpadre

Looks like they pissed off Eddie Stone.


8 posted on 08/30/2021 4:39:20 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: blackdog
British leadership is appreciated in the absence of our own.

Yes, it’s a sad day, when the British are more loyal to our troops, than the so called commander in chief is.

9 posted on 08/30/2021 4:45:38 PM PDT by Mark17 (USAF, Retired. Father of USAF officer and trained pilot, who loves flying US Air Force aircraft. )
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To: elpadre

Who Dares Wins


10 posted on 08/30/2021 4:52:45 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: elpadre

May God bless them and protect them.

And may the Archangel Michael guide them to their enemies and send them all to Hell.


11 posted on 08/30/2021 4:59:31 PM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: elpadre

"These are some very

dangerous people!"


12 posted on 08/30/2021 5:02:25 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: Mark17

Democrats are not Americans. The sooner you figure that out the better off we all will be.


13 posted on 08/30/2021 5:04:01 PM PDT by rellic
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Democrats are not Americans.

I have not considered the rats 🐀 to be real Americans, for many years.

14 posted on 08/30/2021 5:12:07 PM PDT by Mark17 (USAF, Retired. Father of USAF officer and trained pilot, who loves flying US Air Force aircraft. )
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To: elpadre

Well, God bless “them limeys”, as a guy I used to know would have said.


15 posted on 08/30/2021 5:14:13 PM PDT by OKSooner (Always say, "After the fair trial".)
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To: elpadre

This isn’t a movie.

The mere existence of these operator-beard units enables poor geopolitical decision making because they say “We can send in the Seals”, or some crap. How about the old fashioned way; formal declarations of war, and you must commit full divisions with support units.

You want revenge? Disband your high-speed unit; as a member of the military demand formal declarations of war before invading a foreign country, and, as a civilian, come home to campaign against the subhuman politicians that got your friends killed.


16 posted on 08/30/2021 5:45:51 PM PDT by bakeneko
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To: OKSooner

Can we ship them some tactical nukes to play with?


17 posted on 08/30/2021 5:47:35 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: elpadre
Who Dares Wins regiment will want to establish a base near to the Afghan-Pakistan border area to conduct undercover strikes against terrorist group IS-K,

That is the wrong side of the world from the fools and knaves who brought you this debacle.

18 posted on 08/30/2021 5:48:26 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: elpadre

Not sure about this story.

10 of the KIA were 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

But thanks Brits for the support.


19 posted on 08/30/2021 6:19:07 PM PDT by gandalftb
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To: elpadre

They’re going to attack the Whitehouse?


20 posted on 08/30/2021 6:22:37 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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