# Iraqis surrender to British troops - before the war starts!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqis-surrender-to-british-troops-before-the-war-starts/160213 "2003-03-10T03:29:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqis-surrender-to-british-troops-before-the-war-starts/160213/1 "2003-03-10T03:29:55Z")

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[http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/news/page.cfm?objectid=12715943&method=full&siteid=106694:](http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/news/page.cfm?objectid=12715943&method=full&siteid=106694:)

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> TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started.
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> The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a routine exercise.
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> The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced to tell the Iraqis they were not firing at them, and **ordered them back to their home country telling them it was too early to surrender.**

I really do feel sorry for these poor scared guys being used by Saddam as cannon fodder, and I hope they stay alive long enough to surrender. But this is so hilarious! ROFLMAO! You can’t make up stuff like this!

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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqis-surrender-to-british-troops-before-the-war-starts/160213/2 "2003-03-10T03:35:34Z")

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FYI, there is already a thread on this subject in the pit:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=168388](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=168388)

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**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqis-surrender-to-british-troops-before-the-war-starts/160213/3 "2003-03-10T03:51:25Z")

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Thats soooo 8ish this morning on fark 😉