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77. I am sure you'd rather every active member walks off post right fracking now

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #75)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 02:52 PM

Mar 2012

Some of us live in this thing called reality.

Have a good, fantasy day.

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This Pork Eating Crusader Patch Is A Huge Hit With {german} Troops In Afghanistan [View all] xchrom Mar 2012 OP

Ah yes, that whole "winning hearts and minds" mandate MadHound Mar 2012 #1

Did the Germans ever say they were winning hearts and minds? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #54

Good news! The soldier in the picture isn't in Afghanistan. Robb Mar 2012 #61

That seems unwise. Skinner Mar 2012 #2

This kind of thing can only go on with the sufferance of HillWilliam Mar 2012 #3

Keeping morale up in an extended deployment does require some allowance for individual expression slackmaster Mar 2012 #7

are they really allowed warrior1 Mar 2012 #4

Not last time I checked. Conduct unbecoming. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #10

German forces, or American? OPOS Mar 2012 #88

They are not allowed to add patches to their uniforms. hack89 Mar 2012 #29

Disgusting. nt woo me with science Mar 2012 #5

support the troops? Are you kidding me? Not these troops. bowens43 Mar 2012 #6

A little walk in their shoes might help bhikkhu Mar 2012 #18

not that kind of humor! G_j Mar 2012 #26

Isn't it Self Bigotry? OPOS Mar 2012 #91

And they are all volunteers. bluedigger Mar 2012 #67

Not necessarily German troops nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #71

Actually, it is now in abeyance (2011). bluedigger Mar 2012 #72

Well it is not moot since troops don't get a vote nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #73

Well, if economic distress absolves one of morality, I guess it's a good choice. bluedigger Mar 2012 #75

I am sure you'd rather every active member walks off post right fracking now nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #77

I'm having a great reality day. bluedigger Mar 2012 #81

Again, people are not going walk off post to please you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #84

Which is one thing I think about as well bhikkhu Mar 2012 #93

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #78

Pathetic and Offensive, reported NT OPOS Mar 2012 #92

Well, they're not actually your troops to support. TheWraith Mar 2012 #38

Are you German? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #57

Ahh Generalizations OPOS Mar 2012 #90

Holy stupid. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #8

R#10 & K for, when the word "crusade" passed Shrub's lips, I immediately was stunned UTUSN Mar 2012 #9

That's a very small pig cthulu2016 Mar 2012 #11

or a very big man Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #16

so much for the "the afghan people are the prize" bs. mopinko Mar 2012 #12

I can't believe they are allowed to put anything they want on.... Bonhomme Richard Mar 2012 #13

They are not. hack89 Mar 2012 #15

So this is a lie Aerows Mar 2012 #27

You will never see American troops wearing that patch on their uniforms. hack89 Mar 2012 #14

So are these the mercenaries? "Contractors", they're called? loudsue Mar 2012 #17

uh, German NATO troops? dionysus Mar 2012 #19

Those are German soldiers. nt hack89 Mar 2012 #20

This is a disgusting smear then Aerows Mar 2012 #28

How do you know they're from Germany? sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #80

Look at their gear. TheWraith Mar 2012 #82

The link from the OP. hack89 Mar 2012 #87

These guys aren't in Afghanistan. Swede Mar 2012 #99

America will experience blowback from our 'campaigns' for the next 50 years. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #21

What about Germany? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #60

What about it? sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #79

Will the blowback be similar? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #83

No, because Germany did not invade their countries, nor send drones to kill civilians, sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #85

How lovely! These patches are being sold by the LAPD! sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #22

LA Police Gear, Inc is NOT associated with the LAPD hack89 Mar 2012 #23

Meh, make something similar about Christians and some on DU will pass them out for free The Straight Story Mar 2012 #24

That patch IS about Christians. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #44

This is why Aerows Mar 2012 #25

It's like sympathetic magic, a way to control EFerrari Mar 2012 #32

Except now it appears Aerows Mar 2012 #33

The patches are obviously marketed in English to American troops EFerrari Mar 2012 #47

Let's wait until we have proof of that Aerows Mar 2012 #50

Neil Shea, a journalist, wrote this article about being embedded EFerrari Mar 2012 #53

I'm not arguing that we don't need to leave Aerows Mar 2012 #56

Again Robb Mar 2012 #63

Thank you Aerows Mar 2012 #98

Of course they're doing something horrible. There's no "seem" about it. EFerrari Mar 2012 #68

Those uniforms and weapons don't look US Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2012 #30

It looks like this is a horrible smear against the American troops Aerows Mar 2012 #31

The link says they are German. nt hack89 Mar 2012 #35

The article identifies the soidier as a German. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #39

Show me a picture of an American soldier actually wearing or using this stuff in Afghanistan hack89 Mar 2012 #34

That's not a US soldier in the pic there. Robb Mar 2012 #36

Can you please change the article title to reflect Aerows Mar 2012 #37

The "in Afghanistan" part is wrong, too. Robb Mar 2012 #41

i changed the title -- but i'm going to note that both the zippo xchrom Mar 2012 #43

Thank you Aerows Mar 2012 #49

If the actual Zippo company is making this garbage they need be boycotted and recieve some angry Erose999 Mar 2012 #51

It could be an engraving Aerows Mar 2012 #52

Well the lighter is od green and the text is sand colored, looks to be screen printed to me. Erose999 Mar 2012 #64

I to was amazed to see the lighter nykym Mar 2012 #70

It doesn't look like screen printing Aerows Mar 2012 #96

Troops Still Embrace 'Infidel' Label xchrom Mar 2012 #62

Patriotism is not the right word. The word the writer should have used is "jingoism". Erose999 Mar 2012 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftinOH Mar 2012 #40

I've read somewhere that the Arabic under "infidel" is mistranslated Nolimit Mar 2012 #42

They need a hyphen between "pork" and "eating." Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #45

That looks more like a turkey leg sold at Rennaissance Fairs than a pork chop. My guess is that who Erose999 Mar 2012 #46

this is an american company that sells this -- l.a. police gear. xchrom Mar 2012 #48

Enscribed Zippos were popular in Vietnam, most of that stuff was done by the local Vietnamese Erose999 Mar 2012 #55

Exactly Aerows Mar 2012 #58

vulgarity is, by its own definition, vulgar... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #59

Since these are German troops, not American, this may be a moot point auburngrad82 Mar 2012 #66

So nice the patch is in English and Arabic gratuitous Mar 2012 #69

Most of this crap is not worn in Afghanistan or anywhere but in MineralMan Mar 2012 #74

Love to have that lighter... Elric Mar 2012 #76

We all advertise our class and ethics in many different ways... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #86

xchrom I love you dearly Aerows Mar 2012 #89

Looks more like a chicken leg! Old Troop Mar 2012 #94

I'm more pissed off at governments that put them there Union Scribe Mar 2012 #95

There is no ISAF patch on his shoulders so he ain't in Afghanistan. Swede Mar 2012 #97