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Basra wary of U.S. forces after light British touch
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Re: What a Crock!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA =p

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So what's the crock?

Some Iraqi's said that American forces were doing better, others said British. They didn't fall in in-line and 100% hail the American forces while trashing the British? Get over yourself.

Just in case you feel like mentioning it: This has nothing to do with numbers of troops in the country; it is comparing the effectiveness of different troops at cracking down on militants while gaining those good old hearts & minds.

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I got cut off by lunch

anyhow

WHAT ABOUT RAMMING A TANK INTO A JAIL TO FREE A BRIT AND PICKING THE WRONG JAIL??

Lighter touch my ARSE

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You didn't answer my question.

> So what's the crock?

> They didn't fall in in-line and 100% hail the American forces while trashing the British?

It's not clever to pick a mission out of the hat and say that it didn't go to plan (the US would have blown a hole in the side of the jail I'd imagine - much more subtle). Shall we find a US mission that didn't go as intended? So many examples I don't see the point. Same could be said for all nations.

Some Iraqi's said they preferred the English, some the Americans, so what's your point?

Gondor: wtf, im not even mentioned. I was the glue to this family. Thats BS!
Econ: Gondor, if you were the glue, then I was the glue sticky thing that applies the glue.
(edit: I believe that's called the brush).
Torqez: Econ you forgot the part where you say "and I made Torqez delete!"

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his point is that this must be crock becouse how could people possibly like the nice europeans over the cowboys

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The important point in public relations is not what you actually are, but what the public perception of you is tongue

The basis of the story (British more understanding, lighter touch etc.) may or may not be true but if that is the Iraqi public perception then things may be made more difficult for the US forces than they were for the Brits

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Its a crock because a few years ago Basra had riots against British management

Which is forgotten by Reuters

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Things can't change in a few years?

If they didn't I'd hate to imagine what kind of state Iraq would be in now.

Still, they quoted some Iraqi's who preferred the English and some who preferred the Americans.

Gondor: wtf, im not even mentioned. I was the glue to this family. Thats BS!
Econ: Gondor, if you were the glue, then I was the glue sticky thing that applies the glue.
(edit: I believe that's called the brush).
Torqez: Econ you forgot the part where you say "and I made Torqez delete!"

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