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"John Mullen" wrote in message ...
But the Challenger II is another fine, battle-proven piece of hardware.


We don't see any reports to prove it.

Before the war, the Challenger II was criticized for not being combat
ready. One reason the British were given an objective close to the
start line is because your tank was unproven -- along with your SA-80
rifle which is a piece of dung by anyone's standards.

The BBC reported on a host of other equipment that was giving problems
before the Limeys deployed to Iraq.



But, as I said, as a military, the US armed forces are second to none by a
wide margin. You can make all the snide remarks you like, but it won't
change anything. The envy, however, is palpable.

It just may not quite be the time for this accusation. Unless you want to
provoke laughter that is.


If we wanted to provoke laughter, we can talk about the British Army.



Publicly exposed as having tortured POWs.


Well at least Americans are more humanitarian than the UK.

Your scumbag Queen pinned medals on British paratroopers after they
shot 27 unarmed, innocent civilians in Derry. Unfortunately for John
Mullen, both the shootings and the awards ceremony were 'caught on
film' as well.

Thus Mullen shows a common affliction of so many Brits: his head
appears to filled with nuclear waste.


I don't see the grounds for envy there, personally.


The US usually learns valuable lessons from their mistakes, which is
more than we can say for the British. Their dead empire is the proof.


" I do feel that once the Falklands war
was over, the hierarchy were not interested
in what had happened or in what lessons
that might be learned from it all "
~ Brigadier Julian Thompson,
3rd Commando Brigade