01-15-2005, 12:05
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France in Iraq
I keep seeing desert uniformed people in the Green Zone with the French flag on their shoulder. Anyone know what role they are playing here in Iraq?
jokes expected, of course. Who can resist a chance to clown on some frogs, but serious responses should surface as well.
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01-15-2005, 15:14
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Selling guns/intel to the terrorists? 
There, I said it. 
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01-15-2005, 15:41
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Getting ready to surrender? 
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01-16-2005, 18:44
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There are no French troops in Iraq. You are probably misreading the flag.
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01-17-2005, 13:23
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Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer
There are no French troops in Iraq. You are probably misreading the flag.
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Negative.
I'm not saying there are French troops in Iraq, but there are definately personel wearing the easily identifiable French flag on the left shoulder of their desert camoed jacket. Iv'e seen them go through our TCP a few times. An individual from our embassy said they might be here with a NATO group, but he did not know to what extent their role here is. They could very well be of the civilian varity.
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01-17-2005, 14:19
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The NATO group is the NATO Training Implementation Mission-Iraq. Twelve NATO members have sent personnel to Iraq as part of this mission: the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Turkey, Denmark, Canada, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland.
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01-17-2005, 14:37
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When we landed there over a yr ago. I saw French, German, Spanish, you name it they were all there.
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01-19-2005, 18:01
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Same here...
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Originally Posted by RAT
When we landed there over a yr ago. I saw French, German, Spanish, you name it they were all there.
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I must have missed something or...
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01-19-2005, 18:23
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Trading food for oil, perhaps?
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01-19-2005, 18:46
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Originally Posted by Guy
I must have missed something or...
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At BIAP I saw them. SOTB and I saw most of them at Tallial (SP) down south. They would show up there for a bit do some shopping then hall ass back to Kuwait.
I ment to say as well, the only time I saw them was with the UN when they had all the vehicles at BIAP.
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01-20-2005, 06:51
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The liquor store at BIAP, they would buy cases of spirits.
Probably smiggled them into Kuwait. 
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01-20-2005, 18:43
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The liquor store at BIAP, they would buy cases of spirits.
Probably smiggled them into Kuwait. |
Hit it right on the money... They were every where buying all sorts of shit. Then take off.
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01-20-2005, 19:44
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Magician could probably tell you more.
I just thought it was wierd when I'd seen them. 
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01-20-2005, 20:24
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Magician could probably tell you more.
I just thought it was wierd when I'd seen them. |
I am with you Bro... Mag I know could tell a lot more than people know.
You were confused..... Should have see me... HAHAHAHA 
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01-20-2005, 21:19
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Rat:
I asked that question one time! I KNEW to shut mouth immediately. 
Custer Battles gave me headache.
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