Reply to: Mussolini - One of our chaps, apparently

[sasguru]

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

Wasnae me guv.

[Churchill]

Its his Aspergers, he can't help it.

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

[sasguru]

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

Its his Aspergers, he can't help it.

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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]

Full marks to the Italians, hearts and minds 'n all that.

S'pose. Playing to their strengths.

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

[Churchill]

Not that great a coup though having old Benito on the payroll though was it?
A bit like assembling a gang of hard men and getting an offer of support from Dale Winton.
On the subject of Italian Military prowess, allegedly the Italian contingent in Afghanistan had bribed the local Taliban to keep the peace until they left, and now the French have taken over that sector, all hell is breaking loose.

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

[shaunbhoy]

Not that great a coup though having old Benito on the payroll though was it?
A bit like assembling a gang of hard men and getting an offer of support from Dale Winton.
On the subject of Italian Military prowess, allegedly the Italian contingent in Afghanistan had bribed the local Taliban to keep the peace until they left, and now the French have taken over that sector, all hell is breaking loose.

[Churchill]

It was about 100000000000 Italian liras per hour at the time. An offer he could not refuse.

Now that was funny!

[EternalOptimist]

he made an additional £50 at weekends doing Alexi Sayle impressions

[MrMark]

So Benny was really a contractor of those days!

[AtW]

It was about 100000000000 Italian liras per hour at the time. An offer he could not refuse.

[xoggoth]

£100 a week in 1917! That was pretty good money.