The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Raid on Dieppe (8/19/1942) - Aug. 19th, 2003

http://www.mairie-dieppe.fr/canada-gb/canadaGBF.html ^ | Alain Buriot & Arnaud Coignet

[PhilDragoo]

Smoocher of Suha the Blood Libeler
Utterer of the Infamous FJB Epithet
Pom Pom Girl for the Pali Terror State
Engineer of God Knows What October Surprises

[SAMWolf]

You forgot:

Wife of impeached President
Usurper of power
Hirer of Craig Livingston
Firer of the Travel Office
Enabler of a Sexual Predator

[U S Army EOD]

Uncle Sams Misguided Children (USMC)

[SAMWolf]

"Unless you're dead - You're not a Former Marine"

[SAMWolf]

"On The 7th Day God Rested, Marines Filled Sandbags"

[U S Army EOD]

"Terrible news Jarheads" "You don't get to play with, much less keep, the items you collect in the "Toys for Tots" program".

[SAMWolf]

ROTFLMAO!!

You know what? If the Marines named it "Toys for T*ts" it would be a lot more successful....as far as getting donations from frat guys and ex President Clinton.

[radu]

LOL!!! You two have been having entirely toooooo much fun tonight!

[E.G.C.]

Thanks Phil for the bump and the info.

[colorado tanker]

DD's against BB's, what courage these men showed!

Fer shure, destroyer escorts and 14 inch shells don't exactly mix.

And where was Bull Halsey during this fight?

[colorado tanker]

Although the Dieppe raid is a bitter memory, I'm glad you posted this. The story reminds us that notwithstanding the present liberal appeaser government, Canadians historically have fought and died beside the Brits and Americans in the cause of freedom.

[SAMWolf]

I believe he was up North chasing down some empty carriers.

One of the few times the Japanese over-complication of planning worked (in part)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Colorado tanker.

The Canadians have an honorable military history. Hell they even kicked our butts a few times in the war of 1812.

[colorado tanker]

I believe he was up North chasing down some empty carriers.

That was my recollection too. One of the few times Halsey screwed up.

[colorado tanker]

Hell they even kicked our butts a few times in the war of 1812.

Did you hear Tony Blair's quip about that in his address to Congress? It was something like, "I know it's a bit late, but, well, sorry." Priceless.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Well it was partly our fault, we kept trying to invade them.

I have to admit I didin't like Blair at first but he earned my respect since 9/11.

[colorado tanker]

I don't agree with Blair's domestic politics, but I also have really come to admire him. He really gets it that the West is at war with islamo-fascism whether we want to be or not. I note most of the crap that's been thrown at Blair over Iraq has come from the lefties in his own party, not the Tories, who supported him.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Well I think Bush's domestic politics suck. So I guess we're even.

[colorado tanker]

One of the few times the Japanese over-complication of planning worked (in part)

True. Fortunately, the Japanese commander was not daring or aggressive, unlike the American destroyer commander, or they would have done a lot more damage to the carriers and the rest of the invasion fleet.

[SAMWolf]

Yep. The decoy part of the plan worked but the part of the plan to get to the transports failed. You're right the Japanese Commander snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.