From: Adam Flinton 

Steve Ewing wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:47:35 +0100, Adam Flinton
>  wrote:
>
>> If the WoT is going to be ongoing & if the Iraq conflict is going to
>> be  ongoing then you might as well just join the regular forces given
>> you'll  be treated as such.
>
>
> You'd be treated better-- from what I've read the Reserves have been
> left  sucking hind tit.
>
> An unfounded, more-than-likely-untrue but interesting-as-talking-point
> rumor is that Bush will be extending the obligations of the reservists
> from 2 to 5 years.  Voila!  no manpower shortage.
>

Yup.

The major problemo is time & logistics. Elections in January &
Fallujah et al still "running their own affairs" tsk tsk.

Wrt the poor sods who decided not to drive fuel tankers in convoy through
an area festooned with RPG toting hostiles.....I'm right with them.

Many trucks in a long convoy pulling large thin skinned vats of flammable
fuel.....I suspect the feelling in the hostiles is much like GaryB keeps
saying i.e. "F*ck Yeah".

One front, one back & if the trucks can't handle cross country then
prepare to get all toasty.

Not nice.

I have a feeling it's why the UK forces are being asked to extend north to
iskanderia (despite the large US camp at Babylon) i.e. to protect convoys
etc transiting a natural choke point (Hilla, Karbala,Iskanderia triangle)
coz they're OK till they leave the UK sector & then the wild west wagon
train + hostiles starts.

If they're going to do that, it would be much better if the UK sector was
extended north to there but.....that would bring the Babylon camp under UK
control & that would mean US forces under UK control.....

Adam

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