Royal Marines to replace Spanish troops in Najaf

[Argyll]

Saw a snippet about this earlier.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13081068,00.html

[Gordon]

All the best to them. I'm sure they will do themselves proud again, if they are sent over.

[cut]

I hope the situation doesn't get too f*cked up before we get, there, it would unfair for our lads to have to deal with another fallujah.

[Supes]

It looks like Najaf is getting more of a hot zone since the US troops moved in a bit and engaged the bastards around the city. The city has to be taken out very delicately because of it's religious significance.

[Johnnyringo]

How does this affect the Royal Marines regular deployment schedule? Or does it. I know the fact the 1st Mar Div is in Iraq is playing hell on the U.S. commitments overseas.

[Royal]

40 Commando were due to deploy there anyway later this year. Things have just been speeded up a bit.

If they co as a Commando+ (with integral Arty, Engineers, Loggies and so on) it will be a different matter. 29 (the Gunners) in particular have been worked to death recently...

[Johnnyringo]

so, reenlistments are down... ammo requests are up? lol Thank god we have our British brothers in arms, without them we'd surely be F*CKED!