wiegie Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Swiss neutrality has some purpose: Also, why doesn't anyone ever get on the case of the Irish for their neutrality? Or the Swedes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 So you are saying you are better than the Irish? Get bent. Well, being that my son is half Irish, I'll have to take a neutral stance here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 We got England dont we ? And South Korea is my sleeper this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Not unless they're willing to part with a lot of cash. Egypt is #1 on the foreign aid list. (apart from Israel, of course) How do you think we get Egypt to go along with anything we say? yup how much more do we need to send to israel now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 That the Swiss would stay out of the fight is a given, and didn't merit noting, but not that I think of it, France probably didn't merit noting either. France jokes are funny until they lose it and end this war with the Head Butt of Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Swiss neutrality has some purpose: Also, why doesn't anyone ever get on the case of the Irish for their neutrality? well how many billions of nazi gold were the irish sitting on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Swiss neutrality has some purpose: Also, why doesn't anyone ever get on the case of the Irish for their neutrality? Because I think they (re-)defined the term "no love lost" when it came to the British. They were one of the few (if only) to send some type of official condolences to Germany when they announced Hitler's death. That being said, it was known in Dublin during the war that there were plans and counter plans for the invasion of Ireland by both the Germans and English. The Germans were exploring the option to come up through Cork as a precursor to an invasion of England proper (I think in part because they knew they had Irish sympathies because they hated the English) and the English plan was to land in Dublin if the Germans made that move. This was all before the revelation of the concentration camps mind you, but the situation was clearly complex at the time. I spent 4 months in Ireland, and one of the guys I worked with during that time told me about it, and I asked him about the sympathy towards the Germans. The short answer was most Irish would have fought the English invasion before they tried to fight the Germans had it happened. He might very well have been bs'ing me but it makes for a good story. But that part does make sense, sinec they fought so hard to throw the British out in the first place. Here's an interesting link where the IRA issues the statement that the Germans would have been seen as liberators. There's plenty to google about this forgotten facet of WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Because I think they (re-)defined the term "no love lost" when it came to the British. They were one of the few (if only) to send some type of official condolences to Germany when they announced Hitler's death. That being said, it was known in Dublin during the war that there were plans and counter plans for the invasion of Ireland by both the Germans and English. The Germans were exploring the option to come up through Cork as a precursor to an invasion of England proper (I think in part because they knew they had Irish sympathies because they hated the English) and the English plan was to land in Dublin if the Germans made that move. This was all before the revelation of the concentration camps mind you, but the situation was clearly complex at the time. I spent 4 months in Ireland, and one of the guys I worked with during that time told me about it, and I asked him about the sympathy towards the Germans. The short answer was most Irish would have fought the English invasion before they tried to fight the Germans had it happened. He might very well have been bs'ing me but it makes for a good story. But that part does make sense, sinec they fought so hard to throw the British out in the first place. Here's an interesting link where the IRA issues the statement that the Germans would have been seen as liberators. There's plenty to google about this forgotten facet of WW2. Very interesting. What's even more interesting is that tens of thousands of Irishmen volunteered for the British Army on the outbreak of WW2 and served with great distinction. As far as I know, not a single one volunteered for the German Army. If you assume that anything said by the IRA is a lie, you will be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Very interesting. What's even more interesting is that tens of thousands of Irishmen volunteered for the British Army on the outbreak of WW2 and served with great distinction. As far as I know, not a single one volunteered for the German Army. If you assume that anything said by the IRA is a lie, you will be right. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If you assume that anything said by the IRA is a lie, you will be right. Carefuly, you are dangerously close to a fight with Rovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Carefuly, you are dangerously close to a fight with Rovers. The same would apply to the Orange bunch of loonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 The only downside to dropping a nuke on the middle east and whiping out all of those worthless Arabs is that we'd end up killing innocent Israeli citizens. I like Israeli's because they're not Arab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh B Tool Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Any of them bastages wearing a blue turban? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 The same would apply to the Orange bunch of loonies. and im irish...well a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 and im irish...well a little Nothing wrong with the Irish - they are the best party people in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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