Post by Bonobo on Feb 10, 2017 15:13:15 GMT 1
No, it is not another funny thread. 
I chose You forgot Poland for the title because I ran into it today. Of course I remember that presidential debate between Kerry and Bush in 2004, it was also covered in Polish media, with that infamous quote but I didn`t know it became so popular later on and entered everyday language as a saying, unfortunately, often accompanied by Polish joke context.
"You forgot Poland"
During the debate John Kerry accused Bush of having failed to gain international support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, saying "... when we went in, there were three countries: Great Britain, Australia and the United States. That's not a grand coalition. We can do better." Bush, who had used Poland earlier in the debate as an example of the international presence in Iraq, replied by saying "Well, actually, he forgot Poland. And now there's 30 nations involved, standing side by side with our American troops."[12] Paraphrased as "You forgot Poland", the term became a popular catchphrase among Bush detractors, who saw it as a humorously petty rebuttal of Kerry's original point. Though Bush had originally claimed that over 40 nations were supporting the invasion, only four nations (specifically, the four mentioned) had actually contributed over 1,000 troops -- not counting the post-Saddam Iraqi police and security forces, who lost significant numbers in the Iraqi insurgency.
But forgetting Poland was a serious ommission, indeed. Poland sent their best anti-terrorist units which fought bravely from the first moments of the invasion of Iraq.
It was the elite Polish commando unit GROM that captured Umm Qasr, also another commando unit called Formoza took part in a number of operations though the details of those are still classified.
I chose You forgot Poland for the title because I ran into it today. Of course I remember that presidential debate between Kerry and Bush in 2004, it was also covered in Polish media, with that infamous quote but I didn`t know it became so popular later on and entered everyday language as a saying, unfortunately, often accompanied by Polish joke context.
"You forgot Poland"
During the debate John Kerry accused Bush of having failed to gain international support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, saying "... when we went in, there were three countries: Great Britain, Australia and the United States. That's not a grand coalition. We can do better." Bush, who had used Poland earlier in the debate as an example of the international presence in Iraq, replied by saying "Well, actually, he forgot Poland. And now there's 30 nations involved, standing side by side with our American troops."[12] Paraphrased as "You forgot Poland", the term became a popular catchphrase among Bush detractors, who saw it as a humorously petty rebuttal of Kerry's original point. Though Bush had originally claimed that over 40 nations were supporting the invasion, only four nations (specifically, the four mentioned) had actually contributed over 1,000 troops -- not counting the post-Saddam Iraqi police and security forces, who lost significant numbers in the Iraqi insurgency.
But forgetting Poland was a serious ommission, indeed.
Poland sent their best anti-terrorist units which fought bravely from the first moments of the invasion of Iraq. It was the elite Polish commando unit GROM that captured Umm Qasr, also another commando unit called Formoza took part in a number of operations though the details of those are still classified.
