RTÉ News, Irish Troops in Chad can Stand the Heat in the Kitchen

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Kieran Griffith

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18th of November 2008

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@spacemooseireland 12 жыл бұрын

@Conor123Lockhart1 The reason why they wanted to keep he green camo uniforms was because the French Army there were wearing desert camo. Irish Army troops did not want the locals to get them mixed up with the French ever. France has a history of decades of cruel occupation when Chad was part of French Equatorial Africa and were still not popular. The green camo uniforms would have been just as comfortable in the heat, the only difference is color.

@spacemooseireland 13 жыл бұрын

@rud100le Desert uniforms would not be too expensive, the big advantage of having green camo in the desert for Irish troops is that Ireland is the only country that does anything so blatant on UN missions. Irish Army are the special forces of UN peacekeeping. The UN is missing having Irish troops a lot for the next 4 years. But Irish soldiers are so popular, even often with the enemy that the UN are defending against, that they need a way to stand out from the less popular countries soldiers.

@emmetnolan7081 3 жыл бұрын

What are they cooks ??.......I’ll have a steak.

@spacemooseireland 14 жыл бұрын

@upthedub2 Actually there was a reason for dressing bright green in the desert, You see the frogs who were there as peackeepers were dressed in desert sand camo, but like in Ireland, everyone in Chad hated the frogs, so the Irish who diddnt really have any enimies there wanted to look as different as possible, a lot of frogs got shot at, no Irish were shot at, I think the Danish also used green camo to look different from the frogs. If you hate the frogs, dont dress like them. What do you think?

@tommybrowne9714 3 жыл бұрын

The french wore green also

@Todyo1798 14 жыл бұрын

Only fierce sun can stop irish soldiers.

@0Tobin6 13 жыл бұрын

@upthedub2 you do realise the point is to make there presence known, they're suppose to stand out

@Dcsk95 11 жыл бұрын

Just like they offered home rule in 1914? Your the thick if you think we would've actually gotten a united Ireland.

@spacemooseireland 13 жыл бұрын

@debuitleirable An insult from you is the biggest complement I had all day. Feel free to insult me and anything to do with the Republic of Ireland any time you want.

@wallacepearse 12 жыл бұрын

@spacemooseireland The Connaught Rangers were no slouches when came to teaching the Zulus a thing or too! LOL

@spacemooseireland 14 жыл бұрын

@upthedub2 If you dont know what a frog is your not even worth talking to. Go out and buy yourself a brain.

@JLP228 13 жыл бұрын

I bet they all just skip around all day shrieking "AHH IT'S GRAND AH SURE IT'S GRAND IT'S GRAND AH SURE IT'S GRAND SURE."

@spacemooseireland 14 жыл бұрын

@upthedub2 I think you suffer from Antisocial Personality Disorder, or ASPD. This is a common mental condition for people who have suffered some form of abuse when they were younger that has affected their mental faculties when they mature. I suggest you plesae see a psychaitrist or councillor. I wish I could help you but I only have a basic degree in psychology. I hope you get better, I really do, its terrible to see someone suffering from ASPD. Get well soon.

@upthedub2 14 жыл бұрын

@spacemooseireland WAT THE FUCK IS FROGS?Q" IF I WAS A ENEMY SNIPER, WOULD U RUN ACROSS A BEACH IN A GREEN UNIFORM?

@trollfinger 13 жыл бұрын

@rud100le I think our uniforms are cheap enough

@upthedub2 13 жыл бұрын

@connorlane its not that i dont like them, bud. But when i was in the reserves all i seen was wana-a-be rambo's acting like their platoon or something like they have been in the shit and seen it all, when all as far as they got to action is a hore house. All i say is for irish troops is well done for trying but shit. The only part i like is the irish rangers, now thats what im talking about, black-op's real fucking 2% survival type shit. No fucking around!!