German chief of staff sacked over airstrike

Started by jimmy olsen, November 27, 2009, 12:35:54 AM

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Zanza

#15
November 27, 2009, 08:22:16 AM
Jung resigned too. :yeah:

Ed Anger

#16
November 27, 2009, 08:26:07 AM
QuoteThirty civilians and 69 armed Taliban died in the strike

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Neil

#17
November 27, 2009, 08:55:13 AM
More cowardice from Germany?  I'm less than shocked.
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November 27, 2009, 11:07:17 AM
Quote from: Neil on November 27, 2009, 08:55:13 AM
More cowardice from Germany?  I'm less than shocked.

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The Brain

#19
November 27, 2009, 11:11:26 AM
:yes: I blame 13th Warrior.
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Admiral Yi

#20
November 27, 2009, 11:39:18 AM
Slargos: As much as I admire German military achievements, the one area we don't have much to learn from them is counterinsurgency. 

Strix

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November 27, 2009, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 27, 2009, 04:44:18 AM
Looking at the forum stats I've found that while monthly post count has remained steady, the number of new threads has fallen precipitously with me in Korea. I aim to reverse that trend.

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Slargos

#22
November 27, 2009, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 27, 2009, 11:39:18 AM
Slargos: As much as I admire German military achievements, the one area we don't have much to learn from them is counterinsurgency.

Point.

Although I would argue the problem with the german method was insufficient enthusiasm in execution rather than a flaw of the method itself.  :P

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