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Old 23rd Mar 2003, 12:51
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Jackonicko
 
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No it's not 'pick on the yanks day', it's 'credit where credit's due day'.

The yanks used to be absolute masters of this presentational stuff - we all remember Colin Powell from last time. Even Stormin' Norman and the Air Commander (name forgotten) came across better on TV than in real life, and had clearly been carefully briefed on how not to appear like gung-ho cowboys. But this time, we've seen very little of the more thoughtful and articulate US officers who must be there somewhere.

It may be an inevitable consequence of the generally higher levels of intellectual and educational achievement in the British forces, it may be about training, it may be a combination. But these chaps deserve a round of applause, and deserve some differentiation from their US colleagues.
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