French brigade-size force to deploy in Iraq?

[duck]

Read an article on this somewhere. It said about 3000 French troops are being assembled for deployment in Iraq. Anybody have sources or can deny this?

[budanski]

French troops 'may guard Iraqi borders' (http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id=3965) ??

[California Joe]

Back away from the French monkey.....

[budanski]

I've got French friends, you know. Anyone seen Miles? ;)

[Merik]

In the words of the great Robin William's "Ahhh yes tha f#@$ing Franch!"

[Marxist203]

...what the? Why are people downing the french? The topic is "French assembling brigade size force to stabilize Iraq" not "French assembling brigade size force to drink wine and eat pastries"

Jesus christ...

[Fioraon]

So they want to wait till the Americans hand it over to the Iraqi's before they lend a helping hand? Anyone else smell a lump of bull****? They just want to get thier name on some rock, I say let them. Pathetic.

[mustamato]

I already see the topics on this forum when the french in Iraq has made
friends with the Iraqis and americans keep being killed everyday.

"I KNEW IT ALL ALONG, FUKKING FRENCHIES (Thread closed - Hood)"

"Are the french co-operating with the terrorists?"

"Why are americans being killed but not the french soldiers?"

[wholagun]

In the words of Jaques Chirac - The French are missing a good oppurtunity to shut up.

[usa320]

if its up to us the french will be missing a good opportunity to make lots of money off the action of the US.

[Nizark]

The jokes that can and will come out of this thread are like trying to count all the stars in the sky.

If this is true, they are probably talking about it as a NATO mission with other NATO countries.

[gilgoul]

Back away from the French monkey.....

You know, this is very depleasant,
The fact that i don`t live any longer in France, in great part because of its position, or lack of position on the war on terror, doesn`t make me an anti french.
I was born there, beneficiated from the education and health system, served in their army that treated me decently.
The fact I don`t agree with their current policy of appeasement doesn`t grant me the right to discriminate and undermine every frenchman I meet.
What you do when talking of french monkey is as stupid and scandalous than calling all americans obeses red necks.
I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice, just regretting that the french munichoise governement didn`t honor it`s name of Ally all the way.

[radon]

So they want to wait till the Americans hand it over to the Iraqi's before they lend a helping hand? Anyone else smell a lump of bull****? They just want to get thier name on some rock, I say let them. Pathetic.

yes but, they are still helping the americans that way. Troops can do other things than guard the borders and or the borders are closed better. I wonder why the french get bashed more than the germans. Is it because they have a conscript army?

[oldsoak]

Gilgoul - we are not all like that :) . Some of us like the French. No frenchman should ever be held responsible for the actions of their government. As to insuations of surrender in WWII and all that rubbish, were it not for the brave frenchmen holding the perimeter at Dunkirk, fewer soldiers would have escaped back to the UK to carry on the war.

[Haiw]

Back away from the French monkey.....

You know, this is very depleasant,
The fact that i don`t live any longer in France, in great part because of its position, or lack of position on the war on terror, doesn`t make me an anti french.
I was born there, beneficiated from the education and health system, served in their army that treated me decently.
The fact I don`t agree with their current policy of appeasement doesn`t grant me the right to discriminate and undermine every frenchman I meet.
What you do when talking of french monkey is as stupid and scandalous than calling all americans obeses red necks.
I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice, just regretting that the french munichoise governement didn`t honor it`s name of Ally all the way.
Actually CJ directed the monkey remark at budanski (the guy with the avatar)...

[Salty Dog]

who the **** cares. they want to cash in, whatever.

[gilgoul]

Back away from the French monkey.....

You know, this is very depleasant,
The fact that i don`t live any longer in France, in great part because of its position, or lack of position on the war on terror, doesn`t make me an anti french.
I was born there, beneficiated from the education and health system, served in their army that treated me decently.
The fact I don`t agree with their current policy of appeasement doesn`t grant me the right to discriminate and undermine every frenchman I meet.
What you do when talking of french monkey is as stupid and scandalous than calling all americans obeses red necks.
I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice, just regretting that the french munichoise governement didn`t honor it`s name of Ally all the way.
Actually CJ directed the monkey remark at budanski (the guy with the avatar)...

SO oupss, my bad, i didn`t get the point of humour :cantbeli:

[obd]

Whats funny is how the French have done nothing but undermine ALL our efforts in Iraq and now, because they want a peice of the economic rebuilding pie, they want to send a few thousand troops to patrol the middle of nowhere. Is it just me or is the the worst case of greed and hypocricy on the planet. Not only do the French call the Americans greedy and power hungry and take the high road but the whole time they are trying to: Stop the coalition from taking down Saddam becaus he owes them hundreds of millions and they know the post Saddam Iraq aint gonna wanna pay them. So they support a blood thirsty Hitler who murdered hundreds of thousands and if you include his Iran war and his invasion of Kuwait, Saddam probably has over 1 million dead on his hands. Now the damn bastard french think they can get some money from me, an American taxpayer, because they send in 3,000 troops at the last minute, Im sorry but thats insulting. They wanna kiss ass then the least they could do is send in about 20,000 - 30,000 and take over a few of the more violent cities. Oh and then they could use thier bloody little porfits to pay us back for half the wars costs!!!!! I say HELL NO to the French in Iraq. All they want is a piece of the pie and if you ask me, the Iraqi people shouldnt have to suffer the indignity of having a supporter of Saddam Hussein make money off them! And I shouldnt have to suffer the outrage of paying my little bit, just like every other American taxpayer, so those worhtless fair weather freinds can get richer off American and Iraqi blood. *****RS!!!! If anything the lions share of money for rebuilding Iraq should go to England who at least had the balls to give us some meaningful help even though they did, reasonably, question the motivations of our idiotic little boy president..

[Parzival]

Back away from the French monkey.....
Yea, American, british and French. They are all monkeys!

[stephane from Paris]

Too funny like a wrong information (given by US sources again) can let you speaks!
Too much muppets here!!!!
NO TROOPS, NOBODY HAD THIS IDEA HERE, UNDERSTAND ?????
So no debate!!!

You supports a war based on wrong facts (you were manipulated so easily by Bush gang) that will give far more problems in the future, please don't cry now!!
it's so sad to know that so many boys are deads for lies and other interrests than war on terrorisms.
The problem is that it's Old Europe who will pay the biggest price of this stupid act!

[Salty Dog]

Too funny like a wrong information (given by US sources again) can let you speaks!
Too much muppets here!!!!
NO TROOPS, NOBODY HAD THIS IDEA HERE, UNDERSTAND ?????
So no debate!!!

You supports a war based on wrong facts (you were manipulated so easily by Bush gang) that will give far more problems in the future, please don't cry now!!
it's so sad to know that so many boys are deads for lies and other interrests than war on terrorisms.
The problem is that it's Old Europe who will pay the biggest price of this stupid act!

quiet toad! :fork: p-)

[Fox2]

Back away from the French monkey.....

You know, this is very depleasant,
The fact that i don`t live any longer in France, in great part because of its position, or lack of position on the war on terror, doesn`t make me an anti french.
I was born there, beneficiated from the education and health system, served in their army that treated me decently.
The fact I don`t agree with their current policy of appeasement doesn`t grant me the right to discriminate and undermine every frenchman I meet.
What you do when talking of french monkey is as stupid and scandalous than calling all americans obeses red necks.
I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice, just regretting that the french munichoise governement didn`t honor it`s name of Ally all the way.

As an American, I agree. It is just as bad for us to bash the French people because of their government's decisions, just as it is bad for anyone to bash AMERICANS for their government's decisions.

I for one agree with my government's decision and disagree with the French government. But I still love the French people. :D

I mean, how can we say we hate the French when they made French fries?! p-)

[Aegirsson]

I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice

We support the war against terror, and for us (french) terrorists are the persons who kill many civilians with premeditation.
We support Afghanistan war, that doesn't mean we support Irak war.

And you should not say that a lot of french are supporting Irak war, it's false.
Oh and anyone know the new "percentage" of US recidents supporting Irak war ? i heard 45%, any info from americans ?

[Miles Teg]

I've got French friends, you know. Anyone seen Miles?

I miss you? :hug:

[Fox2]

I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice

We support the war against terror, and for us (french) terrorists are the persons who kill many civilians with premeditation.
We support Afghanistan war, that doesn't mean we support Irak war.

And you should not say that a lot of french are supporting Irak war, it's false.
Oh and anyone know the new "percentage" of US recidents supporting Irak war ? i heard 45%, any info from americans ?

I've heard many different polls. Almost all of them are "tweaked" in some way to play into the views of the people doing the polls.

The last one I heard was 50-70% (depending on source) or so in agreement with how President Bush has handled the war in Iraq.

I'm not going to pretend to speak for all Americans, but I think many support the war and the troops, but still have questions about it and the reasons for it.

I don't think many question whether some good things have come from the war (Saddam being taken out, new government for Iraq). But I guess it all depends on time and how we'll look at it a decade from now.

[Aegirsson]

I've heard many different polls. Almost all of them are "tweaked" in some way to play into the views of the people doing the polls.

The last one I heard was 50-70% (depending on source) or so in agreement with how President Bush has handled the war in Iraq.

Ok thanks.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

If anything the lions share of money for rebuilding Iraq should go to England who at least had the balls to give us some meaningful help
obd England is part of the United Kingdom and its the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland that are in Iraq not the armed forces of England. :bash:

[budanski]

GAY[/b] Paris]Too funny like a wrong information (given by US sources again) can let you speaks!
FDR didn't think that the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor.
That's an intelligence mistake.

Stalin, despite intelligence to the contrary, didn't think Hitler would attack in June of 1941.
That's an intelligence mistake.

The African uranium flap is trivial in comparison.

When the President of the United States makes a State of the Union speech, his country must be able to verify his EVERY statement. While he believed British intel that Iraq had attempted to buy nuclear material from Niger, our CIA was unable to verify the info as Britain would not share their sources. The information should not have been in the speech.

The President was honest when he said it should not have been in the speech. The statement was accurate, the use of it was an error.

The American public overall has accepted the Administration's take on the Africa intelligence, and while there may be some anger at how details of this were handled, overall the public still approves of the Iraq war and feels that it was a necessary undertaking.

The public has moved on, but the Bush critics have not, and is kicking and screaming like a four-year-old child who has been told NO.

One critical difference, of couse, is that the child is merely doing what four-year-olds do and will probably grow out of it. Not so with the critics.



GAY[/b] Paris]Too much muppets here!!!!
NO TROOPS, NOBODY HAD THIS IDEA HERE, UNDERSTAND ?????
So no debate!!!

You supports a war based on wrong facts (you were manipulated so easily by Bush gang) that will give far more problems in the future, please don't cry now!!
it's so sad to know that so many boys are deads for lies and other interrests than war on terrorisms.
The problem is that it's Old Europe who will pay the biggest price of this stupid act!
Indeed, you have been PAID. (http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040128-094014-7323r.htm) ;)

[bobdakilla]

while I support the war in iraq I belive the french are way cooler then american red neck hill billys who exercise there right to bare arms by killing eachother more than any other nation in the world and an example of this is MarineDEP4 if thats u in the pic cut ur ponytail fag then u can speak... like wow stfu about other countries and look at urselves :bash: :bash: :bash:

[wholagun]

I mean, how can we say we hate the French when they made French fries?!

The Belgians will tell me if Im wrong or not. But wasn't it the Belgians that came up with French Fries, I heard that the best place to get French Fries is Belgium. Belgis help me out here is this true was it really you guys or the french?

[Midav]

I already see the topics on this forum when the french in Iraq has made
friends with the Iraqis and americans keep being killed everyday.

"I KNEW IT ALL ALONG, FUKKING FRENCHIES (Thread closed - Hood)"

"Are the french co-operating with the terrorists?"

"Why are americans being killed but not the french soldiers?"

If they were stationed in a certain location as American soldiers were and didn't get killed, I'd ask my CO to look at what the French did and what we weren't.

Since that's not the case, at least yet, let's wait and see what happenes.

[Midav]

And on note about France:

I've been to France. Was a military brat for over 20 years and lived in Europe for most of that time and France was one of many countries I visited.

Met a lot of great people there. Yeah, met some jackasses, too, but, that's any country you visit. However, for the most part, it was nice. Especially the country side.

I just wonder why some people have the impression that Americans don't like the French. Most Americans I know don't have anything against France at all.

And, as was said, if they have a problem with France, it's aimed more at the government than anything.

[Fioraon]

So they want to wait till the Americans hand it over to the Iraqi's before they lend a helping hand? Anyone else smell a lump of bull****? They just want to get thier name on some rock, I say let them. Pathetic.

yes but, they are still helping the americans that way. Troops can do other things than guard the borders and or the borders are closed better. I wonder why the french get bashed more than the germans. Is it because they have a conscript army?

http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/maps/ancestry/us/german.gif

You do the thinking part. ;)

[Jack Mehoff]

What a bunch of ****ing hypocrites. They opposed the war and now they want a piece of it? ****ing frenchies. I'd rather let the Chinese contribute their troops before the french

[gilgoul]

I am as you are angry at the french politics, but please try to keep it out of a passion verging on racism, a lot of french are supporting the war on terror, the US and allied troops serving in Irak and afghanistan, and salute their work, achievements and sacrifice

We support the war against terror, and for us (french) terrorists are the persons who kill many civilians with premeditation.
We support Afghanistan war, that doesn't mean we support Irak war.

And you should not say that a lot of french are supporting Irak war, it's false.
Oh and anyone know the new "percentage" of US recidents supporting Irak war ? i heard 45%, any info from americans ?


Hey

Yes, a lot of the munichoise brain washed lesson giver french demonstrated against the "imperialists" and the "cowboy", I don`t talk about those "calves' as de GAulle defined you, because in your self righteousness and your unanimism you forget about asking yourself what where thinking those who don`t demonstrate anymore, knowing that denouncing the real problems of france is not Politically correct.
KNowing also that France doesn`t come out of it more respectable than it was, and that the attemps to belittle the achievement of the allied troops there is pathetic, and the lying involved no more ethical than the Pseudo "makin up" of the Blair `s reason to go to war.

So in between, go do some "humanitarian" work in africa, and keep linving in the illusion that you won t get splashed by the next round of violence.

[DE_Six]

while I support the war in iraq I belive the french are way cooler then american red neck hill billys who exercise there right to bare arms by killing eachother more than any other nation in the world and an example of this is MarineDEP4 if thats u in the pic cut ur ponytail fag then u can speak... like wow stfu about other countries and look at urselves :bash: :bash: :bash:

Please, get your facts straight about "rednecks killing each other".

South Africa has by far the highest murder by firearms rate in the world.

There may be a high number of murders in the US, but within proportion to the population, it's not the worst.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_cap

Murder by firearms (higher, but the US still not the worst)

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_wit_fir_cap

So, wow, like, uh, ( :roll: ) check your facts first!

[bobdakilla]

well u can blame my sudden hate for americans on the movie Bowling for columbine by micheal moore ok Germanys got like 600 gun murders a year and then america has 11,000 like wtf is wrong with u us canadians only have like 150

[rom2]

HOW COULD YOU CONSIDER WAR AS A WAY TO EARN MONEY ????

France (and other countries) will never fight your stupid war , except if US coop with THE UN , and it promises to let Irak have his own gvt.

but since the goals of the US seems to invade irak ..........

[Miles Teg]

Yeah, it's well known that the French fries come from belgium.

Historically it was imported by Marco Polo who confuse them with macaroni. :D

Jocking.

We don't really know who invent them, but sure that if France is the country of cheese, Belgium can be the country of Fries. But personnaly for me it's the country of beers.

Yeah this is a good outside subject, much better than the things about firearms murders.

The fact it's that we haven't heard anything about french troops send in Irak.

But thinking we do nothing against terror...

The most strange thing is the feeling that we can't (in the past) went to irak because we thought the speach about WDM was a big ****.

Problem of time and communication.

[Miles Teg]

If you allow me to make an analogy I would us the Lethal Weapon movie.
With Murtoff and Rigs "1, 2, 3 GO!"

[Loco]

Yeah, it's well known that the French fries come from belgium.

Historically it was imported by Marco Polo who confuse them with macaroni. :D

OHHHH...:cantbeli: This is the worst thing I´ve read in this forum by far!!! This historical false statements are casus belli for me, yes they are. French fries aren´t frenchs nor belgiums of course, nor Marco Polo saw fried potatoes in China because in China weren´t potatoes. Potatoes comes from America and where brought to europe by Pérez&Pérez boys, so this is why in spanish aren´t called "french fries", only "fries potatoes". But since there is a cold war between France and USA, well, I won´t put myself in the middle, ;) Only that my friendly advise to belgian, french, americans and other fried potatoes lovers is to fry the potatoes neither with butter nor oil of soya, because his flavor is horrible, but with olive or sunflower oil.
BTW, in Spain we cook an omelette with potatoes, and the "only egg omelette" is called "french omelette" in order to distinguish it from that of potato one.
Bye, I´m hungry.
http://canales.larioja.com/restaurantes/Recetas/tortilla.jpg

[Fox2]

Yeah, it's well known that the French fries come from belgium.

Historically it was imported by Marco Polo who confuse them with macaroni. :D

OHHHH...:cantbeli: This is the worst thing I´ve read in this forum by far!!! This historical false statements are casus belli for me, yes they are. French fries aren´t frenchs nor belgiums of course, nor Marco Polo saw fried potatoes in China because in China weren´t potatoes. Potatoes comes from America and where brought to europe by Pérez&Pérez boys, so this is why in spanish aren´t called "french fries", only "fries potatoes". But since there is a cold war between France and USA, well, I won´t put myself in the middle, ;) Only that my friendly advise to belgian, french, americans and other fried potatoes lovers is to fry the potatoes neither with butter nor oil of soya, because his flavor is horrible, but with olive or sunflower oil.
BTW, in Spain we cook an omelette with potatoes, and the "only egg omelette" is called "french omelette" in order to distinguish it from that of potato one.
Bye, I´m hungry.
http://canales.larioja.com/restaurantes/Recetas/tortilla.jpg

Damn. I think this calls for a MilitaryPhotos.net cooking show.

[usa320]

"The last one I heard was 50-70% (depending on source) or so in agreement with how President Bush has handled the war in Iraq. "

Thats true. It just seems no one supports Bush. Thats because the majority that do are a silent majority, where as those who oppose whine and bitch like the little pussies they are.

[Jack Mehoff]

well u can blame my sudden hate for americans on the movie Bowling for columbine by micheal moore ok Germanys got like 600 gun murders a year and then america has 11,000 like wtf is wrong with u us canadians only have like 150

Let's look at U.S. population, shall we?

[kinghk]

well u can blame my sudden hate for americans on the movie Bowling for columbine by micheal moore ok Germanys got like 600 gun murders a year and then america has 11,000 like wtf is wrong with u us canadians only have like 150

Let's look at U.S. population, shall we?

Ok.

USA 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.) / 11000 = 26395 number of inhabitants pr. killing
Canada 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.) / 150 = 214714
Germany 82,398,326 (July 2003 est.) / 600 = 137331

[DE_Six]

well u can blame my sudden hate for americans on the movie Bowling for columbine by micheal moore

That explains a lot of things then.

http://www.bowlingfortruth.com/

http://www.mooreexposed.com/

http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/bowling.htm

Bowling for Columbine is a big fallacy.


wtf is wrong with u us canadians only have like 150

I'm Canadian btw. :bash:



USA 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.) / 11000 = 26395 number of inhabitants pr. killing
Canada 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.) / 150 = 214714
Germany 82,398,326 (July 2003 est.) / 600 = 137331


No denying that there is more murders in the US. But the ratio in the US is 0.05, and 0.02 in Canada and and 0.01 Germany. The highest ratio
is Colombia is 0.65. The US, with ten times the population of Canada, is only .03 above in murder rate.
If it was proportional it would be .20 in the US. But it's not. Jack's point stands.