what is your countries greatest military achievement ?

Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

This ain't bad

markop2003

Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

spawnassasin

This ain't bad

markop2003

defeating the Nazis

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Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

clyde46

[QUOTE="markop2003"] That's because it was peacekeeping not a war, it's not hard to reach a stalemate in the IRAA's circumstancesRiseAgainst12

The IRA never stalemated anyone the fact is to this day the british have never treated the irish conflict as a war EmpCom

Which is very condescending of the British to lable The Troubles as "Just a bit of trouble"... I wouldn't call thousands dead "Trouble"

[QUOTE="EmpCom"]The IRA never stalemated anyone the fact is to this day the british have never treated the irish conflict as a war -Misanthropic-

Which is very condescending of the British to lable The Troubles as "Just a bit of trouble"... I wouldn't call thousands dead "Trouble"

[QUOTE="spawnassasin"]

Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

clyde46

yeah but we built it first and guess what we used it not once but TWICE in one week lets see you top that8)

Probably Canada's reputation in World War 1 and to some extent World War 2. The Germans used the term Storm Troopers specifically to refer to the Canadians. They were considered to be the most dangerous troops on the field, and were used as the spear head of many of the most important battles.

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="markop2003"] That's because it was peacekeeping not a war, it's not hard to reach a stalemate in the IRAA's circumstancesEmpCom

We kicked the Brits out of the colonies and made our country, helped the war effort in WW2 and nuked Imperial Japan twice, and invaded Iraq.

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] No matter what way you look at it it happened.. the IRA stalemated the British army so it was a military achievement non the less. And sorry but since when did peacekeeping involve reprisal policies? RiseAgainst12

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] The IRA never stalemated anyone the fact is to this day the british have never treated the irish conflict as a war ,it was always about containment .Terrorists dont fight wars persay they merely murder innocent people and then run of and hide like the cowards they are.clyde46

Bravo Two Zero.clembo1990

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Mission failed, 3 guys died, 4 were taken prisoner and one stumbled off to Syria and you think that's a great achievement? I suppose it meant that those two knuckledraggers McNab and Ryan could churn out trashy novels but overall, it was a bit of a distaster, wasn't it?

Then again, the Brits seem to enjoy revelling in military disasters. When you guys do screw up, you do screw up royally, I'll give you that.

Dunkirk, Burma, Hong Kong, Arnhem, Singapore, Balaclava and the charge of the Light Brigade, Isandlwana, Khartoum, Kabul retreat.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] The IRA weren't seen as a terrorist organisation during the War of independence (1919-1921), in fact the conflict was known as the Anglo-Irish war.EmpCom

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[QUOTE="spawnassasin"]

Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

spawnassasin

yeah but we built it first and guess what we used it not once but TWICE in one week lets see you top that8)

Nuclear weaponry is actually an Austrian invention if I'm not mistaken. America, Britain, and Canada jointly built the first A-Bomb, however.

[QUOTE="clembo1990"] Bravo Two Zero.bogaty

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Mission failed, 3 guys died, 4 were taken prisoner and one stumbled off to Syria and you think that's a great achievement? I suppose it meant that those two knuckledraggers McNab and Ryan could churn out trashy novels but overall, it was a bit of a distaster, wasn't it?

Then again, the Brits seem to enjoy revelling in military disasters. When you guys do screw up, you do screw up royally, I'll give you that.

Dunkirk, Burma, Hong Kong, Arnhem, Singapore, Balaclava and the charge of the Light Brigade, Isandlwana, Khartoum, Kabul retreat.

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="clyde46"] thats why I was getting confused. I thought you were on about the modern IRA.RiseAgainst12

Nuclear weaponry is actually an Austrian invention if I'm not mistaken. America, Britain, and Canada jointly built the first A-Bomb, however.

RearNakedChoke

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[QUOTE="clembo1990"] Bravo Two Zero.EmpCom

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Mission failed, 3 guys died, 4 were taken prisoner and one stumbled off to Syria and you think that's a great achievement? I suppose it meant that those two knuckledraggers McNab and Ryan could churn out trashy novels but overall, it was a bit of a distaster, wasn't it?

Then again, the Brits seem to enjoy revelling in military disasters. When you guys do screw up, you do screw up royally, I'll give you that.

Dunkirk, Burma, Hong Kong, Arnhem, Singapore, Balaclava and the charge of the Light Brigade, Isandlwana, Khartoum, Kabul retreat.

Yes, but there does seem to be an element of Murphy's Law taken to the extreme when you look at Brit disasters. It's like "everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. AND you'll get cancer."

Reading the history of Market Garden and the litany of errors of judgement, poor planning, arrogance, and just plain bad luck and it's amazing any of the Allies made it out of Arnhem at all.

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] Yeah me tooEmpCom

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Dude we built the ******* A-Bomb

danwallacefan

yeah the allies did alot to hinder teh germans advance, mainly by destroying key facilities through bombings. Japan however was actually pretty close, they could have had it quite some time before we did. Their main guy( forgot his name) did alot for us in the thirties( he was the first to do reasearch for it, his facitlity was our main research base for it) But he went over to japan to help them out, he was getting close but as the war turned south the Imperial command basically cut him off and put his much needed resources to other places.

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] No i was making double reference to both the War of independence and The Troubles. because i live in Belfast it is very hard for me to just say "oh, it was a bit of trouble. nothing more than a quick conflict." so yea The IRA stalemated the british in 1921 and then the PIRA stalemated them in 1998.RiseAgainst12

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[QUOTE="EmpCom"]The IRA never stalemated anyone the fact is to this day the british have never treated the irish conflict as a war EmpCom

Which is very condescending of the British to lable The Troubles as "Just a bit of trouble"... I wouldn't call thousands dead "Trouble"

No, but they did shoot innocents dead :|

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] Sorry but the 1998 stalemate never happened EmpCom

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="-Misanthropic-"]

Which is very condescending of the British to lable The Troubles as "Just a bit of trouble"... I wouldn't call thousands dead "Trouble"

No, but they did shoot innocents dead :|

[QUOTE="-Misanthropic-"]

[QUOTE="EmpCom"] Why would it be condecending did the british send jets and warships to ireland did they bomb dublin with cruise missiles etc no EmpCom

No, but they did shoot innocents dead :|

[QUOTE="clembo1990"] Bravo Two Zero.bogaty

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Mission failed, 3 guys died, 4 were taken prisoner and one stumbled off to Syria and you think that's a great achievement? I suppose it meant that those two knuckledraggers McNab and Ryan could churn out trashy novels but overall, it was a bit of a distaster, wasn't it?

Then again, the Brits seem to enjoy revelling in military disasters. When you guys do screw up, you do screw up royally, I'll give you that.

Dunkirk, Burma, Hong Kong, Arnhem, Singapore, Balaclava and the charge of the Light Brigade, Isandlwana, Khartoum, Kabul retreat.

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] The Good Friday Agreement would disagree. If they weren't stalemated they would never have to go into negotiations with the PIRA.RiseAgainst12

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="-Misanthropic-"]

No, but they did shoot innocents dead :|

RiseAgainst12

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] the simple truth is the Ira knew it could never win and the british never had the nerve to stop holding back there military . The fact remains the Ira called it a war pity the british never gave it one .EmpCom

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] And since when have innocent people not died in conflicts at least the british didnt see civilians as legitimate targets unlike the iraEmpCom

Making it to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), going there twice, and found out I have to come back 6 months later to take my pee test over again.

Neither did the Provisional IRA...RiseAgainst12

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] I never said that the PIRA or any IRA for that matter thought they would win a war against the British.. but they did Stalemate them. Also you keep making reference to jets, warships etc. what use would they be to the British? the PIRA used Guerilla warfare.. so to use that kind of military hardware would simply kill civillians, which in turn would strengthen support for the PIRA and innevitably lead to British defeat.RiseAgainst12

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] Bloody Friday is remembered both for the scale of the casualties inflicted by the IRA bombs and the televised scenes of horror, which included the sight of rescue workers collecting pieces of human flesh in plastic bags. Nine people were killed when the IRA detonated 20 devices in just over an hour in different parts of Belfast, generating panic throughout the city. Now say that again

EmpCom

[QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] Sorry but rally you can believe that stalemate occured if thats what u choose,for me im disgusted that our government puts more effort into conflicts on the other side of the world than it ever done against the IRA. Fact is the IRA should have been hunted down like the scum they were and are.EmpCom

Making it to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), going there twice, and found out I have to come back 6 months later to take my pee test over again.

gago-gago

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="RiseAgainst12"] How about you read up on the events of Bloody Friday then comment. Because you would find out that the PIRA had given warnings about the bombs.RiseAgainst12

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Making it to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), going there twice, and found out I have to come back 6 months later to take my pee test over again.

bt_the_great_78

I believe I wasn't drinking enough water and was probably eating too much sodium. They found high protein in my urine which indicate a possible problem with my kidneys, but it's pretty common for protein to be found in your urine, especially when you aren't drinking enough water and/or exercising prior to the test.

Drugs found in your urine is an instant permanent disqualification and you won't be able to enlist under fraudulent enlistment. My temporary disqualification is due a health problem, but I won't know if it's really a health problem or not until I take another pee test. No drugs here.

We whooped Britain's ass. And we blew up two ****ing cities.

If I was french, I would say conquering the entire Europe while making Moscou getting to their knees.