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Daring raids by UK Special Forces leave 200 enemy dead in four weeks
Daily Mail ^
| 23rd November 2014
| Mark Nicol
Posted on 11/23/2014 5:53:43 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman
—carrying on the tradition started by “Popski’s Private Army”—
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posted on
11/23/2014 5:55:59 AM PST
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
To: the scotsman
200 dead IS fighters = a good start.
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posted on
11/23/2014 5:58:08 AM PST
by
rfreedom4u
(Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
To: the scotsman
See your fellow Jihadi’s body as it looks after he’s been hit by a round from a 50 caliber sniper rifle can’t be good for morale.
To: rellimpank
Modern version of the Rat Patrol.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:03:36 AM PST
by
Mechanicos
(Nothing's so small it can't be blown out of proportion.)
To: rellimpank
And our soldiers are sitting around the Embassy in Baghdad told to be careful about firing because of all the innocent people running around.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:05:25 AM PST
by
wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
To: the scotsman
OUTSTANDING!
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:11:15 AM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
To: the scotsman
dead muzziee gooooooooood morning!
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:17:15 AM PST
by
rrrod
(at home in Medellin Colombia)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:21:15 AM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: wbarmy
Would not be surprised if US Special Forces are doing much the same.
To: the scotsman
IS strength is now at 200k??
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:28:13 AM PST
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: the scotsman
Awesome. Hey SAS, how about some pictures please.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:29:16 AM PST
by
Eddie01
(Liberals lie about everything all the time.)
To: the scotsman
Blue team wins!
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:36:41 AM PST
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Sherman Logan
You would be correct, sir. Whenever you hear of SAS activity you can be certain of several things:
1. There are US Special Operations personnel present, with the three likely candidates being ACE (Delta Force), DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6), and the Activity (ISA).
2. That 'SAS' missions are typically joint SAS-SBS missions, with some instances of 'SAS' missions being fully SBS missions (eg the hunt for Bin Laden in ToraBora that was a joint SBS and Delta mission, but that the media categorized as a SAS mission).
3. That whoever is there, be they SAS, SBS, Delta, DEVGRU etc, they are absolutely killing professionals.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:37:28 AM PST
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: the scotsman
This is good but they gave up the whole operation including the spring offensive.
6 mos ago IS was 15,000 now it's 200,,000? What's an offensive of 20,000 going to do
And the US is at war again. Where are the protestors?
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:38:28 AM PST
by
Eagles6
(Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
To: the scotsman
Rhodesia used a similar method to great effect.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:38:32 AM PST
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: the scotsman
"Daring raids by UK Special Forces leave 200 enemy dead in four weeks"
A single B-52 raid could easily kill ten times that in a few minutes. And should.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:40:29 AM PST
by
PLMerite
(Why did my tagline disappear? I didn't delete it.)
To: spetznaz
Thanks. The SAS appears to get all credit in UK, just as Seals seem to here, for some reason.
To: PLMerite
If they’ve got a target. Massive air raids are not very effective against dispersed forces. Of course, if your forces are dispersed they can’t resist a ground offensive.
To: the scotsman
Read a book some years ago by an SAS guy. He grew up in the slums of London and was sort of a ne’er do well growing up. The SAS gave him a purpose in life. The training he described was god-awful hard, as of course was intended to weed out the mentally as well as the physically unfit. He admitted to cheating here and there in the training just to get through the regimen.
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posted on
11/23/2014 6:46:01 AM PST
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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