Mussolini - One of our chaps, apparently

[EternalOptimist]

S'pose. Playing to their strengths.

What's that you say? The French messing up the deal? Shirley shome mishtake?

The Taliban were expecting the coalition to run away , but they surrendered instead

[shaunbhoy]

The Taliban were expecting the coalition to run away , but they surrendered instead

I think the Taliban got confused when the French contingent ran their new flag up the pole. White with a yellow stripe down the back!

[AtW]

All the French did was screw up the deal. Full marks to the Italians, hearts and minds 'n all that.

The money they paid to buy calm in their sector were used to finance operations in other sectors - bribing locals to reveal foreign troops' movement is very effective tactics, you just need cash for it: so for every Italian soldier saved there a few of their "allies" must have been killed.

[Churchill]

The money they paid to buy calm in their sector were used to finance operations in other sectors - bribing locals to reveal foreign troops' movement is very effective tactics, you just need cash for it: so for every Italian soldier saved there a few of their "allies" must have been killed.

I bet you didn't get that lot from *your* search engine!

FFS Alexei, get a life. Stop taking things so bloody literally.

[sasguru]

FFS Alexei, get a life. Stop taking things so bloody literally.

Its his Aspergers, he can't help it.

[Churchill]

Its his Aspergers, he can't help it.

You've given up dressing as a woman now, eh?

[sasguru]

You've given up dressing as a woman now, eh?

Wasnae me guv.