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British Troops Sent To West Africa

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:36 pm    Post subject: British Troops Sent To West Africa Reply with quote

British Troops are being sent to Mali in efforts to help French troops to train the Mali army. 330 troops are already on the way, and will not be used as a combat role. British history books have shown that sending troops to countries could end up being bogged down for years. It's easy to go in, but hard to pull out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21240676
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very well put Mark - and I think the British Army has the same problem Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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John W



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My dad was in West Africa, with the Royal Signals during WWII, putting in telecom to prepare for German invasion. He was in Sierra Leopne, Senegal and Gold Coast (now Ghana). Fortunately the nazis never entered any of those countries.
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