Monday, December 04, 2006  Combined Joint  Time to share some
more love with the Dutch. You read a lot in the US press about
the British and Canadians in Afghanistan, but my Dutch friends
always get the short end of the PR line. Must be that hard "G"
they use.  Two vids so you know they are pulling their weight.
First are Dutch Commandos spotting Taliban for a US Navy F-18
with a .50 M2. Except for some bearded US ODA guys in the second
video, it is in Dutch, but that doesn't matter. Shows you that
"Dry Hole" and "Jesus Christ" are unquestionably part of the
universal language - and the Dutch can keep their beards.  The
second one is a lot busier, you see footage from Dutch Commandos
raiding a suspected IED facilitator in Uruzgan province,
Afghanistan. On the way back to base they get ambushed.  PS. you
can also see a small glimpse of ANA troops and a US ODA member
in the vid.  No comments: