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Germans dismayed that Poles could command their troops
The Times (U.K.) ^
| 05/08/03
| Roger Boyes
Posted on 05/07/2003 4:04:57 PM PDT by Pokey78
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:04:58 PM PDT
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
Well Im dismayed German troops have a base in the USA
If comrade doesnt like taking orders from Poles?.....LMAO..Gut!
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:06:46 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: Pokey78
"The notion that a Polish captain can give orders to a German soldier will take some getting used to." Get used to it!
Germany would have had more say in the matter had it co-operated with Pax Americana in settling Saddan's hash.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:09:16 PM PDT
by
Clive
To: Pokey78
What a pity the Russians aren't playing - the notion of having them and the Germans under a Polish commander is a historical irony worthy of a Christopher Buckley satire. I'm certain the Poles aren't snickering at the German reaction here...yeah, not much...
To: Pokey78
BWAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAA!!
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:11:10 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Pokey78
The Poles don't have anything to worry about, until the French take the Poles side against Germany.
We all know how well that worked out the last time around....
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:13:55 PM PDT
by
adam_az
To: Pokey78
Paybacks are a witch.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:14:13 PM PDT
by
OpusatFR
(Using pretentious arcane words to buttress your argument means you don't have one)
To: Billthedrill
The real howler, historically speaking, would be having Russians under German command, or (heh heh heh) vice versa.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:14:49 PM PDT
by
SAJ
To: SAJ
I'd say it'd be even sillier still to have all of the above under French command except that that's exactly what Chirac intends. You can't make this stuff up.
To: Pokey78
If the Germans keep thinking the 'no military spending ever' route is the way to go, they will need to get used to taking orders from someone else.
Particularly if the US ever decides to stop protecting them.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:17:15 PM PDT
by
William McKinley
(And the Crimson Dynamo just couldn't cut it no more...)
To: Pokey78
Out Damn Stnading, If the germans can't take orders from the poles, maybe they need to check the trees on the champs elysees.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:17:19 PM PDT
by
dts32041
(C-4 can make a dull day fun.)
To: Pokey78
Maybe the Germans would prefer to take orders from that "heil" guy with the mustache--you know who????????
To: Pokey78
I dont see what the fuss is about!
Australian troops work with uk troops regularly, command depends on the situation and noone makes a big deal of it.
The US and UK work together closely, delta force work in hereford, and the S.A.S train in he US.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:20:58 PM PDT
by
may18
To: Pokey78
Hmmmmmmm, maybe they got the job because they are proven friends whom we can trust.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:22:18 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(my dogs ran from the room when they heard Hillary shrieking on the radio)
To: Pokey78
The Germans have a history of despising Poles. "Polnische Wirtschaft" means "mess."
To: hchutch; Miss Marple; Grampa Dave
Poetic justice..
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:23:16 PM PDT
by
Dog
(You are here -->.<-- ereh era uoY)
To: aristeides
Obviously this is a deliberate act by Mr. Rummy to put those no Germans in their place. I love history.
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posted on
05/07/2003 4:24:52 PM PDT
by
appeal2
To: Pokey78
Mmmm... this is fun... how about a little rub-your-nose-in-it, Germany? Hah? You like that? Hah? How do you like it NOW, eh? Yeah....
To: Pokey78
I love it!
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