| Tango01 | 24 Dec 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
"The Bundeswehr will be helping to train the Iraqi army in Baghdad in 2017, as part of a NATO mission. Up until now, the military has confined itself to helping the Peshmerga Kurds in the north of the country. The German military will finally be dipping a toe into one of the more hostile areas of the Middle East in the New Year. A spokesman for the German Defense Ministry confirmed to DW that Berlin will be sending a military instructor to Baghdad in January, to advise the Iraqi army on a "ministerial level." The single instructor, who is likely to spend an initial six months in the Iraqi capital, will be part of an approximately 40-strong NATO team taking part in the alliance's "Training and Capacity Building Activity in Iraq" (NTCB-I)…"
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| thorr666 | 24 Dec 2016 10:20 p.m. PST |
Lesson number 1, fighting war on 2 fronts is a bad idea |
| Tango01 | 25 Dec 2016 2:33 p.m. PST |
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| Wolfhag | 25 Dec 2016 2:42 p.m. PST |
thor666,
Do you mean the home front and mid-east front? Wolfhag |
| thorr666 | 25 Dec 2016 4:34 p.m. PST |
I meant the German speaking from historical experience. Meant as a joke |
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| grtbrt | 26 Dec 2016 8:09 a.m. PST |
Can't think of anything that can go wrong with having Germans train your army – So who is the France of the Middle East ? and which countries are due east ? |
| Jcfrog | 26 Dec 2016 11:07 a.m. PST |
They have such a strong experience of non fighting in Stan, that can be passed to others for peace keeping. |
| Mako11 | 27 Dec 2016 3:23 p.m. PST |
Wow, talk about making a commitment to the cause. |
| thorr666 | 27 Dec 2016 4:16 p.m. PST |
Well 1 German is probably worth 1000 Iraqis. .. |
| Mako11 | 28 Dec 2016 3:59 a.m. PST |
They literally could not send fewer though, and still claim to be helping. |
 javelin98 | 29 Dec 2016 12:25 p.m. PST |
Seriously just one guy? Wow. |
| foxweasel | 29 Dec 2016 12:50 p.m. PST |
He might be Chuck Von Noritz! |
| Weasel | 29 Dec 2016 4:00 p.m. PST |
If there's one thing Hollywood has taught me it is that the less soldiers you have, the higher your chances of victory. |
| thorr666 | 29 Dec 2016 4:41 p.m. PST |
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 Legion 4  | 30 Dec 2016 9:32 a.m. PST |
As we see the Germans have troops training and supporting the anti-Daesh force in northern Iraq as already mentioned. They have such a strong experience of non fighting in Stan Yes, they deployed Panzers, Mech, Para and Mountain troops as well as their SF, IIRC. They appeared to perform very effectively. Well 1 German is probably worth 1000 Iraqis. ..
Easily if not more ! Lesson number 1 for the Iraqi Forces :
Don't drop your weapons and abandon you vehicles and run away like a startled flock of birds. When running into Daesh … |
| Tango01 | 30 Dec 2016 11:34 a.m. PST |
Well… those who run faster… save their neck!… (smile)
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| Legion 4 | 31 Dec 2016 9:44 a.m. PST |
They still might be shoot in the back !  |
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