 | USMC sniper metes out swift death in Iraq| Modern Discuss USMC sniper metes out swift death in Iraq in the Other Eras forums; Originally Posted by pbfoot
it was a American History Channel documentary on Snipers
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08-04-2006, 05:19 PM
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#16 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by pbfoot it was a American History Channel documentary on Snipers | What, seriously? And they actually admitted that Canadians instructed US Army snipers? Ha, will wonders never cease?  | 
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08-04-2006, 06:25 PM
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08-12-2006, 07:06 PM
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08-12-2006, 07:17 PM
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Country: | Hey, If anything we get it from the english since, we were English before the revolution. And since you saw Snipers on the history channels you would also know there were snipers(sharpshooters then) who got from basic hunting. I also respect them. It's different when you choose when a person dies.
I'm not putting the canadians down. I'm just giving credit where it's due.
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08-13-2006, 03:41 AM
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08-13-2006, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot The French winning a battle for once... | stupid comment... ever heard of the fat guy called Napoleon Bonaparte?
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08-13-2006, 09:01 AM
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But the English didn't actively teach the U.S snipers that often.
| LOL, they did as targets during the Civil War...
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08-13-2006, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by loomaluftwaffe stupid comment... ever heard of the fat guy called Napoleon Bonaparte? | Napolean was a Corsican, not French.
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08-13-2006, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by loomaluftwaffe stupid comment... ever heard of the fat guy called Napoleon Bonaparte? | Well have you ever heard of a war called World War II or perhaps French Indochina?
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08-13-2006, 02:33 PM
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Country: | Why would the English be shot at by U.S snipers in the Civil War, Dan? Although, I do recognise some English - and other British nationalities fought on either side in the U.S Civil War.
While the French have the reputation of being quite pathetic in conflict, in the Middle Ages they were one of the worlds great super-powers. And this was recognised all the way up to the World War II. This didn't come about by pure chance. The French had a strong industrial base throughout the ages, and provided vast armies for the battlefield and vast navies for the sea.
While I can name more dramatic defeats for the French, than I can victories, it doesn't mean they've never won. World War II is the reason that the French are "cowards" these days.
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08-13-2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot | It doesn't have the loss of North America in the list | |
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08-13-2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by pbfoot It doesn't have the loss of North America in the list | Wouldn't that be the French-Indian War? If it is, its on there.
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08-13-2006, 05:31 PM
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#30 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | I think he might be referring to the fact that the British took control from them of Québec, Acadia (Now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island), and parts of present-day Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Or then again maybe he means something completely different. I'm not Kreskin.   | |
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