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Old 27th Mar 2015, 16:28
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Eurofighter Typhoon is useless in air-to-ground - never heard of them in Afghan or Lybian operations ...and the relevant Air Forces headquarters know about
I think you'll find they were doing precision bombing in Libya.........
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Originally Posted by Reinhardt
Eurofighter Typhoon is useless in air-to-ground - never heard of them in Afghan or Lybian operations ...
Wrong... The RAF used the Typhoon to drop LGB's during ops over Libya.

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Old 27th Mar 2015, 16:30
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Well you weren't listening loud enough then because they were definitely used air-to-ground in Libya.

Damn....beaten to it, twice!
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 16:54
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Reinhardt, you're not the new defence correspondent for The Daily Mail are you?
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Eurofighter Typhoon is useless in air-to-ground - never heard of them in Afghan or Lybian operations ...
and the relevant Air Forces headquarters know about that
At the risk of labouring an already well made point....

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Old 27th Mar 2015, 17:59
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A fine squadron to boot melmothw
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 18:08
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Point well made, Mel.
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 18:49
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"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

About bloody time Saudi et al got involved in their own backyard . . . instead of spending our personnel and GDP.

As EX-military, am I not allowed here then?
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 19:29
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Depends who you ask, Brian. This wouldn't be much of a forum without ex-military contributors. But as ex-service perhaps it's not for me to say.
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 19:31
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Yea its great, loads of little kids dead.
Video: Air strikes continue killing 39 in Yemen - Telegraph


War, bombing and killing here is not the answer and probably never will be. The people of the Yemen are about as backward and as simple (in their own way) as its still possible to find on the planet, yet these ******** have decided now to bomb and attack and kill many of them in their own homes, killing innocent civilians-little children WTF is good about that>//?
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 19:47
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A very nice post from you Hangarshuffle with you on their side everything will be peachy.
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 21:02
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Hangarshuffle, put the bottle down and take your medication. Weren't you military at some stage?

An ex-Navy anti-war fanatic?
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 21:06
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As EX-military, am I not allowed here then?
Only if Tourist says so. This thread has brought it all back how a few pompous twits can alienate some nice knowledgeable folk.
Anyway my view if I am allowed one being as I was only a Cpl Rigger (23 yrs.) Saudi are in cahoots with their American puppets the whole thing has nothing to do with Oil but rather than how oil can be sold. If you run a prosperous country and your people love you but you decide that you do not wish to fund the IMF robbers and sell your Oil for Gold you are a target.
Libya is a prime example.
I used to believe all I was told and I took my Naps tablets as ordered but as I have grown older I have come to realise we are all being duped.
Building 7 is a fine example, war in Yemen is just a extra money spinner for the American/ Israeli money men.
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 21:27
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"alienate some nice knowledgeable folk"

Do you consider yourself one of them?

"war in Yemen is just a extra money spinner for the American/ Israeli money men. "

It may be many things, but not many of the nice and knowledgeable persuasion would consider this war to fall under that heading.
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 21:59
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Lets just end with I think you are a complete """"" and I do not give a toss what you think of me

I know nothing
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 22:04
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Shame there is not an avatar depicting a blinkered person
Let alone a complete
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 22:16
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Jumping into the Abyss
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Old 27th Mar 2015, 23:08
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All very strange Bill just leave it thats the only advice I can give.
Agendas somewhere.
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Old 28th Mar 2015, 06:26
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Can't say too much for obvious reasons but as Tourist put it, Yes most of the toys are in play, some on CAP and some sandmoving.
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Old 28th Mar 2015, 06:41
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It's a curious situation to me. The U.S. Govt whilst militarily supporting Saudi against the Iranian backed Houti must be quietly satisfied at the upturn in oil price. Their own industry was being strangled by the Saudis who weren't restricting oil supply and playing the long game to bankrupt American Energy companies who had borrowed a lot of money to get into production.
To the UK public at large, this is a non event. However, they will start to take notice if the Houtis win and the Gulf of Aden gets affected.
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