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>In article , Alan says...
>>
>>
>>
>> Bear wrote in message
>> news:MPG.204827e855c55e81989a67@news.individual.net...
>> >
>> > It does throw up some odd ones though; I know one chap who was SAS,
>> > and
>> > resigned rather than follow Maggies instructions to go teach the
>> > Khmer
>> > Rouge counter-insurgency. Apparently about 30 officers felt the same
>> > way, and they resigned commission rather than go teach a bunch of
>> > arseholes how to be better arseholes.
>> >
>> Really? Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia which kicked out the Khmer
>> Rouge, January 7 1979 - General election UK May 3 1979. So that would
>> have been Jim Callahan as PM during the Khmer regime, not Maggie.
>
>*bzzzzzt*
>
>Wrong, but thanks for playing.
>
>Hint: they asked for help a lot later. ICBA to google, but I presume
>its pretty widely written about.

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:28:14 -0000, Bear
> wrote:
>
> >In article , Alan says...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bear wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.204827e855c55e81989a67@news.individual.net...
> >> >
> >> > It does throw up some odd ones though; I know one chap who was SAS,
> >> > and
> >> > resigned rather than follow Maggies instructions to go teach the
> >> > Khmer
> >> > Rouge counter-insurgency. Apparently about 30 officers felt the same
> >> > way, and they resigned commission rather than go teach a bunch of
> >> > arseholes how to be better arseholes.
> >> >
> >> Really? Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia which kicked out the Khmer
> >> Rouge, January 7 1979 - General election UK May 3 1979. So that would
> >> have been Jim Callahan as PM during the Khmer regime, not Maggie.
> >
> >*bzzzzzt*
> >
> >Wrong, but thanks for playing.
> >
> >Hint: they asked for help a lot later. ICBA to google, but I presume
> >its pretty widely written about.
>
> How could they ask for help in counter-insurgency *after* they were
> removed from power?

>In article , Champ says...
>
>> Thats such an empty argument. Anyone joining the forces must know
>> that theyre going to have to go where they are sent, and shoot at who
>> they are told to shoot at.
>
>This is, IMHO, true.
>
>> To accept that and join anyway is an
>> abdication of personal responsibility that I find hard to imagine.
>
>This is, IMHO, not true.

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:29:41 -0000, Bear
> wrote:
>
> >In article , Champ says...
> >
> >> Thats such an empty argument. Anyone joining the forces must know
> >> that theyre going to have to go where they are sent, and shoot at who
> >> they are told to shoot at.
> >
> >This is, IMHO, true.
> >
> >> To accept that and join anyway is an
> >> abdication of personal responsibility that I find hard to imagine.
> >
> >This is, IMHO, not true.
>
> I guess I was speaking (obviously) from a personal perspective. I
> could never shoot at someone because I was told to.

>On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:39:00 -0000, Alison Hopkins
> wrote:
>
>>I simply gave my opinion. You may choose to take it as you please. I suspect
>>I know what my parents would think of you.
>
>Ah, well, being disapproved of by yor parents is obviously a killer
>blow to my self-esteem. Im not even sure my parents approve of me,
>FFS.

> I guess I was speaking (obviously) from a personal perspective. I
> could never shoot at someone because I was told to.

> That dear old chap, Champ tugged on his pipefull of old shag and said:
>
>> I guess I was speaking (obviously) from a personal perspective. I
>> could never shoot at someone because I was told to.
>
> What about if it was Bear?
>

>
> Simes wrote in message
> news:548ei6F1vimpmU1@mid.individual.net...
> > That dear old chap, Champ tugged on his pipefull of old shag and
> > said:
> >
> > > I guess I was speaking (obviously) from a personal perspective. I
> > > could never shoot at someone because I was told to.
> >
> > What about if it was Bear?
> >
>
> Look, this is upsetting me. My cat is called Bear. I dont want any
> ideas put about, please.