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2005-10-11 Iraq

Danish troops in Iraq have been involved in more battles than the public is aware of

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Posted by DanNY 2005-10-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Of course, nobody raises their eyebrows that "Bjorn Jorgensen from Hoboken" wears a US Army uniform when he goes hunting, er, on patrol in el Anbar with several other soldiers who seem to be on some kind of unspecified but extended TDY that invariably takes them to some unwholesome places repeatedly, always carrying the most interesting looking thingys.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-11 00:39|| 2005-10-11 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 ... five major gun battles involving Danish forces in Iraq.

This has got to be close to making them the most battle hardened troops on the continent, at least west of the former Iron Curtain.

Posted by AzCat 2005-10-11 07:23|| 2005-10-11 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 taken the soldiers' families into account when deciding not to publicise the incidents

Translation: The danish gov't is worried sick about the reaction of their domestic Jihadis, and worried about domestic attacks by said Jihadis on families of danes stationed in Iraq.

Posted by N Guard 2005-10-11 08:29|| 2005-10-11 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Or the Danish gov't is worried about stirring up images of Berzerkers carrying battleaxes!

Go Danes!

Posted by DanNY 2005-10-11 09:06|| 2005-10-11 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 The danish toast "SkÃ¥l" (pronounced skoal) goes back to when they would drink whatever it is that Danes drink out of their defeated enemies' upturned skulls.

SkÃ¥l, friend Danes!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-11 09:36|| 2005-10-11 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 The Danes have been great throughout this whole thing. They're a small country but have been in Afghanistan and Iraq with us from the get go. I'm sure their public could handle the news and their PM has survived despite being more pro-American than the polls indicate is politically prudent. Interesting the article is concerned about whether any Iraqis were killed or wounded. Concerned about Danish marksmanship I'm sure.

Posted by JAB 2005-10-11 09:56|| 2005-10-11 09:56|| Front Page Top

#7 So are the Danes going to invade France?

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-10-11 11:42|| 2005-10-11 11:42|| Front Page Top

#8 CS,that begs the question"What the hell for?"

Posted by raptor 2005-10-11 13:40|| 2005-10-11 13:40|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought it was short for "Ya, sure, Nils! 'SkÃ¥l outside, ain't it?"

Posted by Fred 2005-10-11 13:54|| 2005-10-11 13:54|| Front Page Top

#10 I thought it was short for "Ya, sure, Nils! 'SkÃ¥l outside, ain't it?"

groanÂ³

[*ahem* very low voice]
SkÃ¥l, brother.

Posted by Earl Campbell 2005-10-11 14:06|| 2005-10-11 14:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Tough house today, Fred. Really tough, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-10-11 14:10|| 2005-10-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#12 well you can count on vikings to fight well

Posted by Viking 2005-10-11 15:23|| 2005-10-11 15:23|| Front Page Top

#13 SkÃ¥l means bowl. Skull is skalle. If there is a common origin between SkÃ¥l and skalle I don't know, but I imagine there is.

Posted by AK 2005-10-11 15:24|| 2005-10-11 15:24|| Front Page Top

#14 Winston Churchill declared the WWII Danish resistance to be "a model for all countries, great or small." Read up on their work sometime.

Danes were forced to perform assembly and construction work for the Nazis. While building machine gun pill-boxes, they would pour sugar into the cement to prevent it from crystallizing properly. Imagine sacrificing such a rare wartime commodity as sugar in order to commit sabotage. An act often rewarded with random reprisal killings.

My mother's family actively engaged in defying the Nazis. Personally, I cannot imagine a better thumb in the eye to Hitler than having a nation of his adored blond haired and blue eyed aryan people collectively telling Adolph to stick it where the sun don't shine.

Interesting note; Denmark was the only Nazi occupied country allowed to fly its own flag.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-11 15:41|| 2005-10-11 15:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Related
Danish PM faces Iraq war lawsuit

Posted by tipper 2005-10-11 16:14|| 2005-10-11 16:14|| Front Page Top

#16 Had the opportunity to work with the Royal Danish AF back in the 80's. Aggressive, innovative, absolutely fearless pilots. Glad the Danes are on our side.

Posted by RWV 2005-10-11 19:51|| 2005-10-11 19:51|| Front Page Top

#17 The Danes have been wonderful allies (and so are the Norwegians). The Nors were probably our best, unsung allies during WWII.

Since then, in the heady 90's DOD climate, we've screwed them several times on defense equipment contract deals (i.e., the USN Penguin anti-ship missile buys (reverse FMS), and more). We never learn. But we're still cool!

Posted by Asymmetrical Triangulation (astri from now on) 2005-10-11 20:27|| 2005-10-11 20:27|| Front Page Top

#18 Why is that guy so horny?

Posted by Captain America 2005-10-11 22:24|| 2005-10-11 22:24|| Front Page Top

#19 Can't remeber wich country,during WW2(started by the King)sewed yellow stars on thier clothes to protect Jews from the Nazis.That is what I call an Honorable people.

Posted by raptor 2005-10-11 22:49|| 2005-10-11 22:49|| Front Page Top

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