# Australia readies to send Hercules to Iraq

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 9, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-readies-to-send-hercules-to-iraq/695185 "2014-08-09T20:15:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-readies-to-send-hercules-to-iraq/695185/1 "2014-08-09T20:15:51Z")

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> **[Australia readies to send Hercules to Iraq](https://www.smh.com.au/world/australia-readies-to-send-hercules-to-iraq-20140809-3dfe0.html)**
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> Australian forces could be involved in a humanitarian mission to Iraq within days, its aim to provide food and water to thousands of refugees stranded in the north of the country.

Herc smash! All good!

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**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-readies-to-send-hercules-to-iraq/695185/2 "2014-08-10T00:42:35Z")

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Hercules! Yeah, baby! Now we’re talking!

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-readies-to-send-hercules-to-iraq/695185/3 "2014-08-10T01:53:06Z")

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[Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYQQoYfMtQ)