Yeah they've been advertising this for quite some time now - its a video/DVD of the Iraqi Information Minister's greatest moments. You've just gotta love that guy, he's great!
He did not add highlights for there was no war, thje american infidels were not winning and he was not wearing suspenders under those standard issue millitary trousers.
<!--QuoteBegin--Jobabob+Jun 22 2003, 01:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jobabob @ Jun 22 2003, 01:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->[...] The world is going completely nuts at the moment: The best golfer is black, The best rapper is white, America's favourite icon is an Iraqi, and Germany didn't want to goto war! [...]<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> That one still isn't funny. There's no reason to bully us just because we learn from the mistakes of previous generations.
No, I was saying that to lolfighter, because Americans are ridiculed too for past generations. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Sign of the End of the World: The best golfer is black. The best rapper is white. France is standing up for something. and Germany doesn't want to go to war.
I'm just kidding. There German people have a fine and unique history of trying to take over Europe. But hey, France and Britain also tried to take over Europe at one point or another, so its all good.
And France? ... The French. They're always there for ya when they need ya.
And Aegeri, this wasn't a 'by the book' war if you look at military history. This was one of the most revolutionary wars if you think about it- technology beat standard military. The military tactics of the post industrial era (WWII++) were shattered by the military of the Technological Era.
This guy is great, I hope when some one captures him he will get a job on CNN or something.
I especialy love how one day the americans were wiped off the face of the earth, then the next day they were commiting suicide at the walls of Bahgdad, and the next there were no americans in Bahgdad, and thoes fires and explosions going off behind him didnt in fact exist.
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Not really. The revolution in warfare for the modern age was German made. When the first massed panzer divisions crossed into France THAT was the revolution in warfare.
All the American war in Iraq did was use a mass tank push supported by rapidly mobile infantry. Nothing special compared to what Germany had already done years before it. It really isn't at all special.
As for technology beating a standard military, you can argue that happened in Poland. Guys on horsebacks tried to charge down panzer divisons. The result, like the result in the Iraqi war was highly predictable. That is incidently, what I meant by 'by the book'. The aircraft smashed their targets, the troops took their objectives and the tanks did their jobs. There was no unusual or similar tactics employed.
All in all it was rather boring from a military historians point of view.
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Plus, its a nice twist on Chemical Ali.
In an entirely boring and rather by the book war, he added the true highlights.
HAHAHA
The world is going completely nuts at the moment:
The best golfer is black,
The best rapper is white,
America's favourite icon is an Iraqi,
and Germany didn't want to goto war!
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That one still isn't funny. There's no reason to bully us just because we learn from the mistakes of previous generations.
My dad fought that war, not me. Why should the finger point my way?
Sign of the End of the World:
The best golfer is black.
The best rapper is white.
France is standing up for something.
and Germany doesn't want to go to war.
I'm just kidding. There German people have a fine and unique history of trying to take over Europe. But hey, France and Britain also tried to take over Europe at one point or another, so its all good.
And France?
...
The French. They're always there for ya when they need ya.
And Aegeri, this wasn't a 'by the book' war if you look at military history. This was one of the most revolutionary wars if you think about it- technology beat standard military. The military tactics of the post industrial era (WWII++) were shattered by the military of the Technological Era.
just like when people call the french spineless... tis only havin a giggle*
*with the exception of chirac who is infact a moron...
I especialy love how one day the americans were wiped off the face of the earth, then the next day they were commiting suicide at the walls of Bahgdad, and the next there were no americans in Bahgdad, and thoes fires and explosions going off behind him didnt in fact exist.
The best golfer is black.
The best rapper is white.
Germany doesn't want to go to war,
And France is accusing America of arrogance
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I think it was a joke, perhaps a jibe at CNN's reporting bias?
Not really. The revolution in warfare for the modern age was German made. When the first massed panzer divisions crossed into France THAT was the revolution in warfare.
All the American war in Iraq did was use a mass tank push supported by rapidly mobile infantry. Nothing special compared to what Germany had already done years before it. It really isn't at all special.
As for technology beating a standard military, you can argue that happened in Poland. Guys on horsebacks tried to charge down panzer divisons. The result, like the result in the Iraqi war was highly predictable. That is incidently, what I meant by 'by the book'. The aircraft smashed their targets, the troops took their objectives and the tanks did their jobs. There was no unusual or similar tactics employed.
All in all it was rather boring from a military historians point of view.