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I was in the gym yesterday and ran into a buddy of mine that was attached to my team during out last trip to Iraq. He just graduated Ranger school and mentioned that one of the guys in his class happened to be on of the Iraqi's that I trained and worked with during our last deployment. Ranger school is a kick in the nuts!!! And to see the Iraqis going through it now definitely makes me proud. Hopefully I'll run into them again on my next trip.
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I was in the gym yesterday and ran into a buddy of mine that was attached to my team during out last trip to Iraq. He just graduated Ranger school and mentioned that one of the guys in his class happened to be on of the Iraqi's that I trained and worked with during our last deployment. Ranger school is a kick in the nuts!!! And to see the Iraqis going through it now definitely makes me proud. Hopefully I'll run into them again on my next trip.

good for you and your bud. Rambo bros:P
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...mentioned that one of the guys in his class happened to be on of the Iraqi's that I trained and worked with during our last deployment. Ranger school is a kick in the nuts!!! And to see the Iraqis going through it now definitely makes me proud. Hopefully I'll run into them again on my next trip.




No offence, but I'm unsure whether to call this grossly racist or short-memoried!

Prior to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraqis routinely went through RMA Sandhurst, & RAF College Cranwell along with other places to train on British military equipment & doctrine. On the day of their Kuwait invasion there were even a couple at Dartmouth!:S

Prior to 1979, Iranians were a fairly common sight at your Ranger School. Omanis, Iraqis, and (back in the pre Gaddafi days) Lybians were common sights at ANY British higher learning institute, whether it was military or civilian-industrial.

It's actually a "Client-State" thing. Since their government is now friends with us again (read obedient & buying our weapons), then selected officers & the occasional NCO will train in the US or Britain. I'm sure that before long we'll also see them on our university campuses studying civil engineering & similar. Just like they were prior to 1990.

Mike.

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...mentioned that one of the guys in his class happened to be on of the Iraqi's that I trained and worked with during our last deployment. Ranger school is a kick in the nuts!!! And to see the Iraqis going through it now definitely makes me proud. Hopefully I'll run into them again on my next trip.




No offence, but I'm unsure whether to call this grossly racist or short-memoried!

Prior to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraqis routinely went through RMA Sandhurst, & RAF College Cranwell along with other places to train on British military equipment & doctrine. On the day of their Kuwait invasion there were even a couple at Dartmouth!:S

Prior to 1979, Iranians were a fairly common sight at your Ranger School. Omanis, Iraqis, and (back in the pre Gaddafi days) Lybians were common sights at ANY British higher learning institute, whether it was military or civilian-industrial.

It's actually a "Client-State" thing. Since their government is now friends with us again (read obedient & buying our weapons), then selected officers & the occasional NCO will train in the US or Britain. I'm sure that before long we'll also see them on our university campuses studying civil engineering & similar. Just like they were prior to 1990.

Mike.



We have over 100 nationalities currently represented in our student body. We have Iranians, Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians, Iraqis, Russians, Chinese (Taiwan and PRC), Indians, Pakistanis... About the only nationalities I can't recall encountering are N.Koreans, Mongolians and Tibetans. On the whole they all get along pretty well, like people generally do when politicians aren't stirring them up.
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dude, WTF. I make a post offering my congrats to a friend of mine for passing a difficult course and you take a cheap shot at me. How could you take what I said in any way as being racist? Are you sayng that if I offer Tiger Woods my congratulations for being a great golfer that would make me racist too? And as for short-memoried, yeah I do know that we have had soldiers from countless foreign countries in our military schools, but up until recently Iraqis weren't exactly a common sight.

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dude, WTF. I make a post offering my congrats to a friend of mine for passing a difficult course and you take a cheap shot at me....



You DID post this as "Major accomplishment for the Iraqi Army" Suggesting that their army (or Iraqis) have somehow improved due to the Coalition invasion & regime change to the point that some are now "Worthy" of admittance to Coalition military training facilities when they weren't good enough before.

Admitting foreign nationals to American or British military training isn't simply done on merit, the main aspect is political.

My point is that neither Iraqis nor their army have improved or changed to make this occurrence possible. What HAS changed is that Iraq is once again a British & American "Client-State", hence the re-appearance of Iraqis in western military training establishments.

It's not some quality improvement that admits Iraqis. I'm sure that your former trainee already had it in him to do Ranger School. It's politics that actually got him there.

Mike.

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

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No offence, but I'm unsure whether to call this grossly racist or short-memoried!



dude, WTF. I make a post offering my congrats to a friend of mine for passing a difficult course and you take a cheap shot at me....



You DID post this as "Major accomplishment for the Iraqi Army"



I saw no regard to politics in his original post.

Have you ever been to Ranger school? It's not easy at all. It's a major accomplishment for anyone who completes this program of training. In fact, most who complete "Ranger" school, are still not considered for the three (only three) Ranger Battalions in the entire US Army.

I was hoping to fill a slot at Ranger school upon a scheduled return from Iraq, however, that is not likely possible now.

It's no small feat, regardless of politics.
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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No offence, but I'm unsure whether to call this grossly racist or short-memoried!



dude, WTF. I make a post offering my congrats to a friend of mine for passing a difficult course and you take a cheap shot at me....



You DID post this as "Major accomplishment for the Iraqi Army"



I saw no regard to politics in his original post.

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The thread's title is clearly political.
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The thread's title is clearly political.



Is this sarcasm? It's a serious question; right, left, or in between it IS a major accomplishment for an army somewhat in disarray to be sending it's soldier's to tough, competitive training, isn't it? How is that title "clearly political"?

(No, I am not saying it isn't politically motivated, the question is strictly in relation to the title.)
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The thread's title is clearly political.



Is this sarcasm? It's a serious question; right, left, or in between it IS a major accomplishment for an army somewhat in disarray to be sending it's soldier's to tough, competitive training, isn't it? How is that title "clearly political"?

(No, I am not saying it isn't politically motivated, the question is strictly in relation to the title.)



How is it an accomplishment for the army to send one of its members to a school? Was the Iraqi Army in a level playing field competition with other nations' armies to send someone to Ranger School? What exactly did the Iraqi Army do that was more praiseworthy than the individual effort of this soldier to be selected?

Good for him but I fail to see that the Iraqi Army deserves much credit for it.
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The thread's title is clearly political.



Is this sarcasm? It's a serious question; right, left, or in between it IS a major accomplishment for an army somewhat in disarray to be sending it's soldier's to tough, competitive training, isn't it? How is that title "clearly political"?

(No, I am not saying it isn't politically motivated, the question is strictly in relation to the title.)



How is it an accomplishment for the army to send one of its members to a school? Was the Iraqi Army in a level playing field competition with other nations' armies to send someone to Ranger School? What exactly did the Iraqi Army do that was more praiseworthy than the individual effort of this soldier to be selected?

Good for him but I fail to see that the Iraqi Army deserves much credit for it.



Fair comment, but that makes it political? I don't see how.
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An old colleague of mine from Iran just got promoted to director, and she's doing really well in the new position. I think it's a great accomplishment for her - but not really an accomplishment for Iran.



True. However, if she was a representative of the country of Iran, and it was a "new step" as a result of improved relations between the two countries, then it would be an accomplishment for Iran.
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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LOL.... Actualy thats not far off the British Armys current slogan.... 'Together as One'
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