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:Well, it did involve the French :p --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 01:15, 28 September 2011 (CDT) | :Well, it did involve the French :p --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 01:15, 28 September 2011 (CDT) | ||
::In all fairness it was one horrific fight in Algiers and Algeria. The overall insurgency ran from 54-62. It almost ended with a military coup in France. And by all accounts the French military actually did a pretty good job. But like most of these wars they were defeated on the homefront. These types of conflicts are more about political willpower than winning in the field. --[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 08:54, 30 September 2011 (CDT) | ::In all fairness it was one horrific fight in Algiers and Algeria. The overall insurgency ran from 54-62. It almost ended with a military coup in France. And by all accounts the French military actually did a pretty good job. But like most of these wars they were defeated on the homefront. These types of conflicts are more about political willpower than winning in the field. --[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 08:54, 30 September 2011 (CDT) | ||
:::I made that comment back when the page consisted entirely of "[[MAT-49]]" as a joke. | :::I made that comment back when the page consisted entirely of "[[MAT-49]]" as a joke. Markit ruined it by putting a proper article here. :P [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] 08:55, 30 September 2011 (CDT) | ||
: So I come along without knowing the context and come across as being some type of humorless a**hole. Oh well.*Sigh*--[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 09:37, 30 September 2011 (CDT) | |||
::Don't worry, I realise it looked like a cheap knock at the French and I respect that you wanted to set the record straight. No harm done. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] 09:41, 30 September 2011 (CDT) | |||
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It was a very short battle. Evil Tim 22:04, 27 September 2011 (CDT)
- Well, it did involve the French :p --Funkychinaman 01:15, 28 September 2011 (CDT)
- In all fairness it was one horrific fight in Algiers and Algeria. The overall insurgency ran from 54-62. It almost ended with a military coup in France. And by all accounts the French military actually did a pretty good job. But like most of these wars they were defeated on the homefront. These types of conflicts are more about political willpower than winning in the field. --Jcordell 08:54, 30 September 2011 (CDT)
- So I come along without knowing the context and come across as being some type of humorless a**hole. Oh well.*Sigh*--Jcordell 09:37, 30 September 2011 (CDT)
- Don't worry, I realise it looked like a cheap knock at the French and I respect that you wanted to set the record straight. No harm done. Evil Tim 09:41, 30 September 2011 (CDT)