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Tonga deploys soldiers to Iraq
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| 6.16.04
Posted on 06/16/2004 11:36:08 PM PDT by ambrose
Tonga deploys soldiers to Iraq
A contingent of Tongan soldiers is heading to the Middle East to join American forces in Iraq.
The 44 Tongan troops will travel to Kuwait first, and after acclimatising will then join the First US Marine Division.
Their exact role hasn't been determined, but at first it is likely they will be confined to camp duties and training.
The Tongan Government says the Kingdom's contribution to the effort to bring peace and stability to Iraq is relative to what the country can afford.
The Tongans are expecting to stay in Iraq for six months
TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1stmef; allies; deployed; iraq; multinational; tonga
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:36:09 PM PDT
by
ambrose
To: ambrose
Thank you to our good Allie Tonga.
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:41:14 PM PDT
by
ChiMark
To: ambrose
The Iron Sheik:Pffft! These Tongans are too fat to defeat the mighty Muslim warriors of Iraq! As much as I despise those despicable Arab dogs, I must say that they will eat the Tongans for breakfast. Then they will get indigestion for three weeks. Allahu Akbar! I must return to my regular duties as bouncer for "East Side Legz." The wrestling biz has been cruel to the mighty Iron Sheik. (Sob. Sniffle.)
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:42:20 PM PDT
by
The Scourge of Yazid
("He sat there dead for three days? And nobody noticed?" "Hell, he was dead even when he was alive.")
To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong
The Tonga Kid
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:47:18 PM PDT
by
ambrose
("Wearing Religion on Your Sleeve," DemoRat Style: http://tinyurl.com/yvvmz)
To: ambrose
Not bad.
Though, I always preferred the "Wild Samoans" myself.
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:50:25 PM PDT
by
The Scourge of Yazid
("He sat there dead for three days? And nobody noticed?" "Hell, he was dead even when he was alive.")
To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:52:32 PM PDT
by
ambrose
("Wearing Religion on Your Sleeve," DemoRat Style: http://tinyurl.com/yvvmz)
To: ambrose
The Tongans better recheck there maritime registries.
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:53:37 PM PDT
by
endthematrix
(To enter my lane you must use your turn signal!)
I guess this means No More Mr. Nice Guy.
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posted on
06/16/2004 11:55:06 PM PDT
by
Consort
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posted on
06/17/2004 12:03:05 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: ambrose
The French Army is attacking! Quick; deploy one Tongan!
To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong
I'm currently in Tonga. So far, all the soldiers I've seen here appear fit and definately not fat. Tongans are great people, and some of the friendliest I've ever met.
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posted on
06/17/2004 12:32:58 AM PDT
by
pops88
(Geek Chick Parachutist Over Phorty)
To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong
If Tongans are anything like Samoans, the Iraqi insurgents are in for it.
Ask any martial artist in a competitive martial art what he thinks about going up against Samoans. It ain't fun.
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posted on
06/17/2004 12:50:42 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Why the long face, John?)
To: ambrose
What do Tongans/Samoans eat?
Anything they damn well want to eat.
Its a joke. I happen to be good friends with a Tongan family, great people, very Christian based and hearts full of 'Big Love.'
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posted on
06/17/2004 1:04:59 AM PDT
by
Khurkris
(Will the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past, It whispers no this will be the last)
To: ambrose; TEXOKIE; xzins; Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; Calpernia; SAMWolf; prairiebreeze; MEG33; ...
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posted on
06/17/2004 5:09:43 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The terrorists will fail because courageous men and women are standing in their way." - GWB, 6/16)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; MeekOneGOP; devolve
It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
IMHO, history will look back (that is if the Dems don't change the text books) on Iraqi Freedom and once again see the United States as the Lone Star shining in the black of night.
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posted on
06/17/2004 5:13:52 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
06/17/2004 5:33:29 AM PDT
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
To: pops88
I don't doubt it.
It's really impressive how smaller nations-who you wouldn't normally associate with military or diplomatic clout-are more willing to support the United States than their former colonizers.
Countries like Albania, Rwanda, Georgia, etc., have all done more to combat terror than all of the major powers of the European Union combined.
The triple entente of France, Russia and Germany are all less valuable than the moral force emanating from these smaller nations, who are the real leaders of the "free world."
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posted on
06/17/2004 8:17:36 AM PDT
by
The Scourge of Yazid
("He sat there dead for three days? And nobody noticed?" "Hell, he was dead even when he was alive.")
To: Jeff Chandler
I never knew that.
I suppose that wrestling and martial arts are similar enough, and I know that the Samoans are some of the most prolific wrestlers/football players out there.
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posted on
06/17/2004 8:21:31 AM PDT
by
The Scourge of Yazid
("He sat there dead for three days? And nobody noticed?" "Hell, he was dead even when he was alive.")
To: StoneColdGOP; Bella_Bru
I think that is just so sweet. Yay Tonga yay!
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posted on
06/17/2004 8:24:10 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(This dog bite me.)
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