what the british and american forces think of each other

[pabloback]

it has been reported that the american special forces are annoyed with the british sas because the brits refuse to say whereabouts they are operating in afghanistan. the americans believe it is a deliberate ploy by the british to catch bin laden for themselves . the british refuse to tell anyone where they are and maintain radio silence to avoid being tracked by the enemy.
the british believe that the americans cant keep a secret and will jeopardise their safety by broadcasting their wherabouts. they are annoyed that the american military publicised the fact that they were tracking bin laden everytime he used his cellphone, somebody told him and he has stopped using it since. making it more difficult to trace his movements.
a british commander also stated that the sas can live for two months on nothing but tooth paste but the american special forces wont move in unless there is streetlighting and a burgerking
courtesy of the mail on sunday

 

[p_p_man]

I think Pabloback...

that we should explain to our American cousins that it was in a Sunday newspaper. Required reading to fill in the gap between waking up and when the pubs open.

Mind you, could be something in it....

 

[pabloback]

i never even mentioned the quote about the us special forces not going to war unless they got a milkshake and a pretzel everyday

 

[Guest]

if the sas do not tell the us where they are at; well i hope they don't gripe if we drop a bomb or missile on their asses.

a fire fight is not the place to not know where your friends are.

 

[p_p_man]

if the sas do not tell the us where they are at; well i hope they don't gripe if we drop a bomb or missile on their asses.
a fire fight is not the place to not know where your friends are.

You knew where we were during the Gulf War but you still managed to kill five of our boys with "friendly fire".

 

[registered "^^"]

Then that would be unfriendly fire and a gianttttttttt fuck up!

 

[p_p_man]

Then that would be unfriendly fire and a gianttttttttt fuck up!

Yes and Yes.

 

[Aussie Worm]

Uncle Sam expects the world to play by his rules. Not doing so leads to bombing of small countries.

 

[Lost Cause]

Where the fuck did you get that story? I have personally worked with the SAS, and the German GSG-9 border group. They are professional soldiers and are beyond the petty shit that "tits for balls" males like to "oprah " about! I've been in bad situations where the last thing you think about is upstaging your fellow soldiers. So, give it up, that's just ladies room gossip.
Fuck! Why do we feed on this shit? Why would you believe even a piece of that crap??
Where's that planet killer asteroid when you need it?

 

[p_p_man]

Hey Lost Cause...

It's gotta be true. It was in our Sunday newspapers!

 

[Jean Val Jean]

Competition between the two goes way back

Patton vs. Montgomery in Sicily comes to mind.

 

[Styphon]

You knew where we were during the Gulf War but you still managed to kill five of our boys with "friendly fire".

I think it was also The Daily Mail that, referring to the above, called the Americans "technologically sophisticated but battle incompetent." Ouch!


Styphon

 

[bluespoke]

For goodness sake guys. Hasn't anyone noticed that we (journalists excluded) are supposed to be on the same side!

Forget the petty sniping and let's hope this whole crap is over soon.

 

[gridiron]

U.S. & U.K. Special Forces..

Well.. I'm not a former soldier or anything, but I do know quite a bit about the relationship that the U.S. & British Special Forces have.. To my knowledge, it's quite a good one.. The British SAS and the Army Rangers have been known to cross-train both state-side and in Britain.. Same goes for the Navy SEALs and the British Combat Boat Units.. So.. For those of you Brits that want to believe what your paper 'preaches' - go ahead.. Just know that Sunday papers are famous for their opinionated editorials, and that said editorials contain content with the likes that can be found in supermarket tabloids.. That is all..

 

[Jean Val Jean]

Not to mention in head-to-head competition:
US 2
UK 0






runs away laughing madly...

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: U.S. & U.K. Special Forces..

To my knowledge, it's quite a good one.. The British SAS and the Army Rangers have been known to cross-train both state-side and in Britain..

Agreed - I have seen photos of Brits with their Enfield bullpups training at Ft. Lewis with friends of mine.

So.. For those of you Brits that want to believe what your paper 'preaches' - go ahead.. Just know that Sunday papers are famous for their opinionated editorials, and that said editorials contain content with the likes that can be found in supermarket tabloids.. That is all..

Having been in a few situations that were later reported in the news, both printed and video, I can attest to that.

"A truth now and then projecting into the ocean of newspaper lies serves like headlands to correct our course. Indeed, my scepticism as to everything I see in a newspaper makes me indifferent whether I ever see one." --Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 1815

 

[Scabbers]

For goodness sake guys. Hasn't anyone noticed that we (journalists excluded) are supposed to be on the same side!

Forget the petty sniping and let's hope this whole crap is over soon.

I for one am glad that we're not the biggest bully in the world anymore. Ireland, Cyprus, Palestine, India, Rhodesia--it's tough trying to police 'em all. You can have Afganastan, Uzbekistan, Islamabad, Reallybad--fair play to yer