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aktarian
10-23-2003, 11:29 AM
I'm surprised that with so many Americans and some French here nobody mentioned today's anniversary. Seeing how much response Mogadish anniversary generated I'm really surprised.

Let's see if anybody knows which one I'm talking about...
budanski
10-23-2003, 11:35 AM
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/11c818990.jpg
The French have short memories...
Seoulstriker
10-23-2003, 12:22 PM
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/11c818990.jpg
The French have short memories...

damn, man, when did beirut happen?
Trigger
10-23-2003, 12:24 PM
1983
Look in the Photos only section. I posted a bunch of pics titled U.S. Marines, Beirut 1980s.
California Joe
10-23-2003, 04:44 PM
I remembered. Just didn't say anythig cause I was working and I can't play on the internet cause I'd lose my clearance and get fired and all that....
jdbjdb
10-23-2003, 09:34 PM
Arab terrorist killed our troops, what did we do? we pulled our troops out, that sent a message to the terrorist, if you kill our troops we will pull back and not respond in kind. The IDF was all over Beirut, so we should have dealt with Damascus personally.
Seoulstriker
10-23-2003, 10:56 PM
Arab terrorist killed our troops, what did we do? we pulled our troops out, that sent a message to the terrorist, if you kill our troops we will pull back and not respond in kind. The IDF was all over Beirut, so we should have dealt with Damascus personally.

yeah, that was a very bad precedent. it just got worse from there for Israel and the US.
Royal
10-24-2003, 02:09 AM
Battle of Trafalgar - 1805. Sorry, I was getting pissed and toasting President Bush at the dinner for it last night.
fantassin
11-12-2003, 05:04 PM
So much for French losing their memory

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/communiques/2003/c221003/221003.htm

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/breves/2003/informations_generales/b221003/221003.htm


There is no monopoly on memory
Salty Dog
11-12-2003, 05:21 PM
i didn't realize that there were french casualties in the Beirut bombing
Miles Teg
11-12-2003, 05:22 PM
We can conced that Beirut episode was a real big mess. So many faction in so few space...
fantassin
11-12-2003, 05:28 PM
There has been French troops in the Lebanon since 1978 and they have lost over 130 KIA there, including 58 during the Drakkar bombing.
aktarian
11-13-2003, 04:10 AM
i didn't realize that there were french casualties in the Beirut bombing

That's because all you hear is USMC bombing.