Vive La France! The most effective Western military power of the 21st century

[MaddAdam]

French special forces continuing their nations tremendous efforts since 2000, now working to push back Da'esh in Libya.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/24/isis-behead-11-police-officers-in-fighting-in-libya

 

[Power Raid]

The French special forces are definitely one of the most professional going around

 

[MaddAdam]

The French special forces are definitely one of the most professional going around

They certainly are.

The French are excellent tactically and also strategically.

 

[Power Raid]

They certainly are.

The French are excellent tactically and also strategically.

I watched a documentary on the french special forces take out terrorists on an aircraft. I don't recall the name of the doco but it was simply amazing how calm the guys and organised they were about something so out of control.

 

[awaremind]

They certainly are.

The French are excellent tactically and also strategically.

Strategically? They are if they wanted to turn vast swathes of North Africa into a jihadist chaos zone by removing Khadafi!

 

[Thrawn]

 

[MaddAdam]

Do you really want to discuss this and be eviscerated?

 

[Thrawn]

Do you really want to discuss this and be eviscerated?

No, it appears you've already been eviscerated - it's called a joke.

 

[MaddAdam]

No, it appears you've already been eviscerated - it's called a joke.

It wasn't funny. You spit on the graves of millions of dead French soldiers.

 

[Thrawn]

It wasn't funny. You spit on the graves of millions of dead French soldiers.

Oh please.

Do you seriously think that every time someone cracks out a surrender joke?

 

[MaddAdam]

Oh please.

Do you seriously think that every time someone cracks out a surrender joke?

Oui.

 

[MaddAdam]

The surrender joke is made by Brits who tend to overlook the British Expeditionary Force ran to Dunkirk and only escaped utter destruction because Hitler was generous.

 

[Thrawn]

Oui.

It's used to poke fun at French incompetence in certain wars, not to poke fun at people who sacrifice their lives.

And considering it wasn't even a serious post, calling it spitting on graves is a bit rich. You're being a bit too precious and extrapolating that post to something seemingly malicious.

You don't happen to be French by any chance?

 

[MaddAdam]

It's used to poke fun at French incompetence in certain wars, not to poke fun at people who sacrifice their lives.

And considering it wasn't even a serious post, calling it spitting on graves is a bit rich. You're being a bit too precious and extrapolating that post to something seemingly malicious.

You don't happen to be French by any chance?

I'm not French.

Incompetence where?

Like not getting involved in Iraq?

Because yeah, the Brits, Yanks and Aussies totally smashed that one.

Military genius.

 

[MaddAdam]

Oh please.

Do you seriously think that every time someone cracks out a surrender joke?

Why don't people joke about the British surrender at Singapore?

 

[Thrawn]

I'm not French.

Incompetence where?

Like not getting involved in Iraq?

Because yeah, the Brits, Yanks and Aussies totally smashed that one.

Military genius.

Perhaps you could start by how they quickly and spectacularly failed when the Germans invaded their country?

What does not getting involved in Iraq have to do with anything?

 

[Fire]

Why don't people joke about the British surrender at Singapore?

Because they didn't surrender Britain like the French surrendered france? The fact you even think these are similar is baffeling.

Quit being offended on the behalf of others, its childish.

 

[MaddAdam]

Perhaps you could start by how they quickly and spectacularly failed when the Germans invaded their country?

What does not getting involved in Iraq have to do with anything?

They actually put up a decent fight and frankly, everyone fell before the Nazi war machine in the summer 1940.

 

[MaddAdam]

Because they didn't surrender Britain like the French surrendered france? The fact you even think these are similar is baffeling.

Quit being offended on the behalf of others, its childish.

They would have surrendered had the Channel not been there.

Also, don't speak to me using Americanisms like "quit".

 

[GWBogan]

inb4offendedandtriggered

 

[MaddAdam]

Imbecile

 

[Ice-Wolf]

It wasn't funny. You spit on the graves of millions of dead French soldiers.

Nope it was their commanders that did that.

That being said the French seem to have learned from the mistakes of the past and are picking their fights more wisely.

 

[medusala]

The surrender joke is made by Brits who tend to overlook the British Expeditionary Force ran to Dunkirk and only escaped utter destruction because Hitler was generous.

Whilst the French were doing what exactly? They were pathetic just as they were in WWI. How many times did the Grand Armee defeat Wellington?

As the French would say "plus ca change".

 

[CbayT]

Nope it was their commanders that did that.

That being said the French seem to have learned from the mistakes of the past and are picking their fights more wisely.

Obama thought they did well in libya

 

[CbayT]

They certainly are.

The French are excellent tactically and also strategically.

Yes they have the legion