mistergrumpy
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 06:58 PM |
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Iraq Speech
Does anyone know how the speech went in 1993 given to the troops in Iraq when it all kicked off again. I think it ended "tread lightly in the
valley of death". Or even a few more words that'll help me with a search?
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wheelfelloff
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Does anyone know how the speech went in 1993 given to the troops in Iraq when it all kicked off again. I think it ended "tread lightly in the
valley of death". Or even a few more words that'll help me with a search?
Google for Tim Collins pre battle speech, you will find part of it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Collins_(British_army_officer)#Speech_excerpt
Like many of these inspirational words, it has been "adopted" and slightly re-written to suit others and history. Personally I don't
believe it needed any alteration, it was well balanced.
Keith
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 04:17 PM |
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Pure poetry. Politically correct whilst retaining the ferocity of the realism that was about to come.
I shall read that every morning before work. 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 04:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Does anyone know how the speech went in 1993 given to the troops in Iraq when it all kicked off again. I think it ended "tread lightly in the
valley of death". Or even a few more words that'll help me with a search?
I thought it went more like -
'troops our intelligence tells us this man has WMD's!'
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 04:42 PM |
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And for all you know he may just have had. Media control or something like that 
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