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OMG!!! That's hw my neighbour started, of BLESSED memory... I mins silence for those that are gone. |
Bishops10:boring!!! I've heard it over n over n over that it has even lost its meaning. |
urahara: Aye boss. I now get yhu. |
urahara:pls, don't forget to write Lord Gwa Gwa this way again. He is sensitive to case... Else, u might burn in hell till eternity. |
matrix199:hmm this is so true. I know the song n i love it too. |
I've already raised the problems being faced by the nigerian army. www.nairaland.com/2032556/boko-haram-fleeing-soldiers |
seankay:Well, I really hope it gets to front page. |
evanscheck:the article wasn't about who is responsible for/funding Boko Haram.... That is strictly a political issue. I dealt with the military aspect of the conflict. Of course, every counterinsurgency strategy should have a political dimension, but the political part is up to the politicians, not me. |
[color=#000099][/color][i][/i] Like all Nigerians, the performance of the Nigerian Army against the Boko Haram insurgents has greatly depressed me. However, unlike most people, I have not been too surprised. It had been obvious for a couple of years before the conflict that the Nigerian Army is both a poorly trained and inadequately equipped force. A lot of people will be quick to disagree with this assertion. "Didn't the Nigerian Army perform brilliantly in peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone?" they will ask. Well, the peacekeeping missions in those two countries were supported and financed by the United Nations, with Nigerian troops enjoying US air, reconnaissance, logistic, and intelligence support. It's true that our soldiers fought bravely, but you need more than chivalry to win a complex counterinsurgency campaign. I'll give you two examples... During the Vietnam War, a US Marine Corps company (about 150 soldiers) found itself ambushed by a Viet Cong rebel light brigade (about 2000 rebels). No matter how brave 150 soldiers are, they cannot survive a firefight with 2000 rebels without help. So, what happened? The Marine Corps company commander communicated with his brigade headquarters that he was in trouble, the brigade commander radioed the division headquarters, and the division's commanding officer alerted the Air Force and Armoured Corps. Within 10 minutes, fighter jets and army helicopters had arrived at the scene, pummeled the rebels, and rescued the estranged soldiers... A similar scenario happened during the last Israel - Hamas conflict. An Israeli Army Golani Brigade force was pinned down by Hamas fighters in the Shuajaiya neighbourhood of Gaza. Before the Israelis could blink, three of their soldiers were dead. The Israeli Armoured Corps was alarmed. Within five minutes, three armoured brigades rained down brimstone and fire on Shuajaiya. After ten minutes of intense artillery fire, everywhere was quiet, and the remaining Israeli soldiers were quickly rescued. Did you get the gist? In both examples, the US Marine Corps company and Israeli Army Golani Brigade force would have been massacred without fast communication and air support. Notice that the intervention is not about victory / defeat, it is about morale: the US Marine Corps could have sent a whole division of soldiers to defeat the rebels and rescue their soldiers, and the Israeli Army Golani Brigade could have continued fighting to victory in Shuajaiya... But those victories would have come at a heavy price. What is the benefit of winning a battle when 45 of your soldiers are dead? To get things into perspective, let's assume that a Nigerian Army platoon of 65 soldiers has been sent to secure a village. At night, 600 Boko Haram fighters attack the village with guns and rocket propelled grenades. The best you can expect of such soldiers (even if they are US soldiers) is to hold their ground for about 10 or 15 minutes, communicate with their headquarters, and hope for air support and paratroopers to help them. But what happens if you're in Adamawa and the nearest combat helicopter is in Maiduguri? You either fight and die or run for your dear life. Imagine Israeli soldiers in such a situation: within 10 minutes, Apache helicopters and paratroopers will be on ground to help them, and they can fight with confidence, knowing that they will receive help. So, if you're a Nigerian soldier in Yobe under attack from a massive Boko Haram force, and you know that help will not arrive within four hours, why should you fight at all? Why not just jump into the bush and save your life? Then, the next day, you'll see it on the coverpage of The Guardian "Boko Haram chase soldiers out of Damaturu, kill 85 civilians". The fault is not yours, but the system's. The Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram are as brave as those that fought in Sudan, but they do not have the US/UN support the Sudanese peacekeepers had, and that is all that makes the difference... Culled from a friend's article on boko haram.[color=#000099] |
Lanceslot: The ref; is he an european?no he's not but an Australian. |
1. I am a great believer in luck, and i find that the harder i work, the more i have of it! 2. Whenever you fall, pick something up! 3. No one can climb the ladder of success, with both hands in the pocket! 4. I am a slow walker but i never walked back! 5. Tough times never last, but tough people do! 6. A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins! 7. Not failure, but low aim is a crime! 8. Your aspirations are your possibilities! 9. The highest result of education is tolerence! 10. Control your destiny or somebody else will. 11. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. 12. If u r born poor, its not your mistake BUT if u die poor, its your mistake. 13. If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best place where you would shine. 14. If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best place where you would shine. 15. A Man Asked A Sculptorist: "How Do You Make Such Beautiful Idols From Stone?" He Replied: "Idols & Images Are Already Hidden There... I Remove Unwanted Stone 0nly..!" Moral: Your HAPPINESS Is HIDDEN Within You, Just Remove Your W0RRIES! 16. Nothing in the nature lives for itself Rivers don't drink their own water Trees don't eat their own fruit Sun doesn't give heat for itself Moon doesn't ever go on honeymoon ... Flowers don't spread fragrance for themselves Moral: Living for Others is the Rule of Nature. |
dhammyg: AM 100% SURE THAT SUAREZ WAS PRESENT WHEN THE APPLE LOGO WAS CREATEDu're damn right... It answers d question everyone is asking all these days. Who ate the missing part of the apple logo. Lmfao. |
So that means everyone that joined just after the 10th of January is no more a member.. How i wish seun could recover all the lost data... It pains me all of ma post and single thread that got to front page is no more here, i even logged in with ma previous password. |
GustavoFring: I agree...but Mary Magdalene was an Olosho still...my mistake, my bad, i shouldn't av quoted u at 1st. Its nt worth it actually. |
GustavoFring: This is the 21st century jor...u'r a fcking pervert. |
So, so sad I cnt believe he's gone. I even watched one of his recent films ystdy, "hours". One of hollywood's finest actor. Rip Paul. *sobs* |
Why d phuck z most pple condemning ha into damnation, am very sure some here av done even worse... Let he who z without sin be d 1st 2 cast d stone.. Phucking hypocrites. Tho' wt d grl did ws despicable buh Who are u to pass judgment. well, Moi little advice 4 d grl z d@ she shuld nt abort d fetus n face d consequence. Cuz u cnt jes eat ur cake n av it. |
its like sayin God i don defecate oo and ma hand no fit reach my bum i beg com help me wash am oo. Bunch of old fools. |
InHim4Him: Both of them are not serious, what has the spiritual got to do with this strikeObviously they r even @ their epitome so, stop askin. |
Yomieluv: i have no comment,because i dont watch the stup1d show,i would rather watch p0rn that that rubbish.... |
Yomieluv: i have no comment,because i dont watch the stup1d show,i would rather watch p0rn that that rubbish....dats d exact que am askin pple arnd me. |
Lilpeco007: Nothing pleases Nigeria more than nasty importations of other countries shit!Are you talking 'bout this present generation or the one after this, i think you should sincerely ponder over it before making such statement next tym. |
Afam4eva: If Nigerians can have half the heart that these Egyptians have, things would have changed for the better.sorry are you not a nigerian, talking lyk u'r an egyptian. |
cant think of any better worst tv station than NTA, they ought to be given the award on a yearly basis..... smh |
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Aye boss. I now get yhu.

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