Comments on: Heroes of the Korean War: LTC Ralph Monclar http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Remembering the Korean War in Pictures - Part 3 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-245127 Remembering the Korean War in Pictures - Part 3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:18:05 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-245127 [...] Allied soldiers adopted and cared for many orphans during the Korean War to include these two adopted by the French Battalion: [...] [...] Allied soldiers adopted and cared for many orphans during the Korean War to include these two adopted by the French Battalion: [...]

]]> By: Recognizing Heroes of the Korean War http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-179317 Recognizing Heroes of the Korean War Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:55:06 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-179317 [...] Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Monclar (France), Commander French Battalion, Battle of Chipyong-ni [...] [...] Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Monclar (France), Commander French Battalion, Battle of Chipyong-ni [...]

]]> By: Heroes of the Korean War: Chaplain Russell Blaisdell - Part 1 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-167238 Heroes of the Korean War: Chaplain Russell Blaisdell - Part 1 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:09:51 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-167238 [...] heroes are typically thought of as the guys that kept cool under fire and fought heroically against the enemy.  Other war heroes were leaders that were able to inspire their soldiers to [...] [...] heroes are typically thought of as the guys that kept cool under fire and fought heroically against the enemy.  Other war heroes were leaders that were able to inspire their soldiers to [...]

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]]> By: Heroes of the Korean War: Lieutenant Colonel Dionisio Ojeda - Part 2 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-157755 Heroes of the Korean War: Lieutenant Colonel Dionisio Ojeda - Part 2 Thu, 08 May 2008 08:36:03 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-157755 [...] Following the Chinese defeat at Chipyong-ni by the US 23rd Infantry Regiment with support from the French Battalion, the 3rd ID was tasked to begin an offensive operation against the retreating Chinese forces. The [...] [...] Following the Chinese defeat at Chipyong-ni by the US 23rd Infantry Regiment with support from the French Battalion, the 3rd ID was tasked to begin an offensive operation against the retreating Chinese forces. The [...]

]]> By: Heroes of the Korean War: General Tahsin Yazici - Part 1 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-140121 Heroes of the Korean War: General Tahsin Yazici - Part 1 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:14:23 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-140121 [...] General Yazici had voluntarily took a reduction in rank to command this unit similar to the French General Ralph Monclar because he recognized the overall importance this deployment would have for the overall future of [...] [...] General Yazici had voluntarily took a reduction in rank to command this unit similar to the French General Ralph Monclar because he recognized the overall importance this deployment would have for the overall future of [...]

]]> By: FrancisK http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25223 FrancisK Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:49:02 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25223 Putting out fires and peacekeeping for the most part and I see your point. Your comparaison with Australia and Canada is a fair one. Having said that, the (very good) French air force took part in the early phase of the Afghanistan air bombings (the only non-US force to do so), trained Afghan officers, sent special forces (11 casualties so far) and the Legion. French bases in Djibouti (one of the Legion's permanent posts in Africa) are regularly used by the US air force and I know for a fact that US special operations have been training with the Legion in underwater/amphibian exercises. Lately the French government has cut-down some of its military personel (not sure by how much) under the pretext it's over-stretched, disapointing indeed. I totally agree with you on the Sudan situation. Politics... Putting out fires and peacekeeping for the most part and I see your point. Your comparaison with Australia and Canada is a fair one. Having said that, the (very good) French air force took part in the early phase of the Afghanistan air bombings (the only non-US force to do so), trained Afghan officers, sent special forces (11 casualties so far) and the Legion. French bases in Djibouti (one of the Legion’s permanent posts in Africa) are regularly used by the US air force and I know for a fact that US special operations have been training with the Legion in underwater/amphibian exercises. Lately the French government has cut-down some of its military personel (not sure by how much) under the pretext it’s over-stretched, disapointing indeed. I totally agree with you on the Sudan situation. Politics…

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25051 GI Korea Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:32 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25051 Yes I know France has troops deployed but what are they doing? France has a population of 64 million people with a GDP of $1.830 trillion dollars which is the seventh highest GDP in the world. Yet they cannot deploy combat troops to assist NATO combat operations in Afghanistan? Compare France to Australia for example. Australia has a population of 20 million and a GDP of 674.9 billion dollars which is 17th in the world. Australia has combat troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan and is not even part of NATO yet just deployed an additional 300 SAS soldiers to Afghanistan to aid the NATO commanders call for more combat troops in Afghanistan. The Canadians have a population of 32 million and the world's 11th highest GDP and have seen heavy combat in Afghanistan and taken heavy casualties as well. I have maintained on this blog that the US should handle Iraq. That was a fight we picked and should finish. However, Afghanistan is a NATO mission which the US, Brits, Canadians, Dutch, and Aussies are unfairly caring the heavy burden of combat operations in while other countries including France are nothing more than combat tourists. That is why I say Monclar is rolling over in his grave. I bring up Darfur because it is the cause celeb currently and because all the talk about the genocide in Darfur and yet no country is doing anything substantial to stop it. Why don't the Europeans show a united front and force Sudan to stop the genocide by deploying a massive peacekeeping force? First of all the Europeans lack the capablity to carry out a large military operation due to the gutting of their militaries and secondly it is just like with the Balkans Europe won't do it unless the US leads the action. Finally China is backing Sudan because of Sudanese oil so no one wants to upset China. Thus the black Africans will keep dying while Europe and everyone else does nothing. Like I said Monclar is rolling over in his grave. Yes I know France has troops deployed but what are they doing?

France has a population of 64 million people with a GDP of $1.830 trillion dollars which is the seventh highest GDP in the world. Yet they cannot deploy combat troops to assist NATO combat operations in Afghanistan?

Compare France to Australia for example. Australia has a population of 20 million and a GDP of 674.9 billion dollars which is 17th in the world. Australia has combat troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan and is not even part of NATO yet just deployed an additional 300 SAS soldiers to Afghanistan to aid the NATO commanders call for more combat troops in Afghanistan.

The Canadians have a population of 32 million and the world’s 11th highest GDP and have seen heavy combat in Afghanistan and taken heavy casualties as well.

I have maintained on this blog that the US should handle Iraq. That was a fight we picked and should finish. However, Afghanistan is a NATO mission which the US, Brits, Canadians, Dutch, and Aussies are unfairly caring the heavy burden of combat operations in while other countries including France are nothing more than combat tourists. That is why I say Monclar is rolling over in his grave.

I bring up Darfur because it is the cause celeb currently and because all the talk about the genocide in Darfur and yet no country is doing anything substantial to stop it. Why don’t the Europeans show a united front and force Sudan to stop the genocide by deploying a massive peacekeeping force? First of all the Europeans lack the capablity to carry out a large military operation due to the gutting of their militaries and secondly it is just like with the Balkans Europe won’t do it unless the US leads the action. Finally China is backing Sudan because of Sudanese oil so no one wants to upset China. Thus the black Africans will keep dying while Europe and everyone else does nothing.

Like I said Monclar is rolling over in his grave.

]]> By: FrancisK http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25028 FrancisK Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:58:17 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-25028 GI, There are 36,000 French troops deployed throughout the world right now, including in the Balkans, that's not irrelevant but we're talking about a country smaller than Texas. As for Darfur, I don't see the US nor Europe inclined to take any military action, do you? GI,

There are 36,000 French troops deployed throughout the world right now, including in the Balkans, that’s not irrelevant but we’re talking about a country smaller than Texas. As for Darfur, I don’t see the US nor Europe inclined to take any military action, do you?

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-24959 GI Korea Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:37:16 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2006/12/21/heroes-of-the-korean-war-ltc-ralph-monclar/#comment-24959 FrancisK, you are making my point for me with your examples. The French military is irrelevant today and I have had French officers even tell me so. They are embarrassed by how the French government has allowed the military to rot and not allow the military to shoulder worldwide security burdens that a country the size of France both in population and economically should shoulder. Case in point is the Balkans. Why was the US military needed to restore security to the Balkans and Kosovo when that was a European problem? Why are US forces still in Kosovo and the Europeans not fully handling the Balkans situation? Next case in point, with all the hype over Darfur how come no one in France or Europe doing anything to stop the genocide and looking at the Americans to do it? Don't even get me started on Afghanistan. Monclar is probably rolling over in his grave right now seeing the increasing irrelevancy of the French military. FrancisK, you are making my point for me with your examples. The French military is irrelevant today and I have had French officers even tell me so. They are embarrassed by how the French government has allowed the military to rot and not allow the military to shoulder worldwide security burdens that a country the size of France both in population and economically should shoulder.

Case in point is the Balkans. Why was the US military needed to restore security to the Balkans and Kosovo when that was a European problem? Why are US forces still in Kosovo and the Europeans not fully handling the Balkans situation? Next case in point, with all the hype over Darfur how come no one in France or Europe doing anything to stop the genocide and looking at the Americans to do it? Don’t even get me started on Afghanistan. Monclar is probably rolling over in his grave right now seeing the increasing irrelevancy of the French military.

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