Should Ireland hire mercenaries to reclaim Northern Ireland from the British?

gonedrinking · 27-02-2011 10:43AM #1

Gaddafi got me thinking, if mercenaries are good enough for him then surely they are good enough for us too. I'm sure the rates charged by African mercenaries is very reasonable. So instead of ploughing 30 billion into the banks shouldn't we instead use that money to hire 500,000 African soldiers to beat up the British? Thoughts?

whiteonion · 27-02-2011 10:44AM

gonedrinking wrote: »

Gaddafi got me thinking, if mercenaries are good enough for him then surely they are good enough for us too. I'm sure the rates charged by African mercenaries is very reasonable. So instead of ploughing 30 billion into the banks shouldn't we instead use that money to hire 500,000 African soldiers to beat up the British? Thoughts?

Are you serious?

Seaneh · 27-02-2011 10:45AM

the africans are cheap, the russians he hired to command them would cost an awful lot of money.

It wasn't me! · 27-02-2011 10:46AM

whiteonion wrote: »

Are you serious?

Methinks his username gives away the source of his ideas. Could be renamed gonedrinkingpaintthinner.

Agricola · 27-02-2011 10:47AM

Well that's the best idea ever.

Gummy Panda · 27-02-2011 10:48AM

Why would we want northern Ireland back now. It's a bit of a kip and costs a fortune.

gonedrinking · 27-02-2011 10:50AM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Why would we want northern Ireland back now. It's a bit of a kip and costs a fortune.

It costs a fortune because they can't compete against Irelands low corp tax rate. Once that barrier was removed NI would flourish.

futonic · 27-02-2011 10:50AM

sounds like a sinn fein election promise. Burn the bond holders and instead invest the money we don't have in hiring mercenaries... better than having them on the dole, etc

irelandspurs · 27-02-2011 10:54AM

LOL :rolleyes:

gonedrinking · 27-02-2011 10:55AM

futonic wrote: »

sounds like a sinn fein election promise. Burn the bond holders and instead invest the money we don't have in hiring mercenaries... better than having them on the dole, etc

African mercenaries only cost $2,000 according to this site:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/23/how_do_you_hire_mercenaries

So how many mercenaries can we get with 30 billion? Some one do the maths cause I can never remember how many zeros there are in a billion.

fedor.2. · 27-02-2011 10:56AM

whiteonion wrote: »

Are you serious?

This made me laugh for some reason, thanks;)

futonic · 27-02-2011 10:58AM

gonedrinking wrote: »

I can never remember how many zeros there are in a billion.

Nine ... a dyslexia german saying Nooooo! (Nein)

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 27-02-2011 11:01AM

The Swedish built an empire using mercenaries, I think this idea deserves consideration.

Wicklowrider · 27-02-2011 11:02AM

It worked out well last time we brought in foreigners to fight our wars.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 27-02-2011 11:04AM

Wicklowrider wrote: »

It worked out well last time we brought in foreigners to fight our wars.

As far as I can recall the last time we used mercenaries we won back a lot of ground from the normans.

bonerm · 27-02-2011 11:04AM

Why stop there! Why not take the UK, Germany and whatever country all them hot looking wimmens came here from during the celtic ostrich years?

dxhound2005 · 27-02-2011 11:04AM

Here's another idea from abroad. Why don't ONH start using suicide bombers.

smk89 · 27-02-2011 11:22AM

Every 2 weeks a thread on reclaiming the north appears. Truly the syphilis of after hours.

stoneill · 27-02-2011 11:29AM

Instead of pushing the border north and reclaiming the six counties, why not drag it down so that the 26 counties join the six with the seat of government in Belfast.
I have no allegiance to anyone in power be it republic or royalty.
You live, you work, you pay taxes - does it matter who then misappropriates the money?

Tug the forlock and Gawd bless ya Mrs Windsor.

bernardo mac · 27-02-2011 11:31AM

We're miserable enough down here.Madness

Gunmonkey · 27-02-2011 11:34AM

gonedrinking wrote: »

It costs a fortune because they can't compete against Irelands low corp tax rate. Once that barrier was removed NI would flourish.

Like the south of Ireland is?

Also, engaging in a war with a far stronger nation with several thousand ships and jets only a few hundred Km away....using mercenaries we cant pay for....genius!!

Fratton Fred · 27-02-2011 11:34AM

Do these mercenaries come with their own airforce and navy?

I wonder how long it would take the Royal navy and Royal Air Force to flatten Dublin, Cork and the Curragh?

This may not be a well conceived plan op.

old_aussie · 27-02-2011 11:35AM

Hire mercenaries, yeah right. Ireland couldn't even afford to hire a scout troop.

peabutler · 27-02-2011 11:40AM

Ready.

27-02-2011 11:40AM

BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No.

The PDF and BA would kill the mercenaries. Then kill the people who hired the mercenaries.

It's the Good Friday Agreement, supported by voted mandate, or punishment by law enforcement. No exceptions. resist with deadly force, be punished by deadly force. Simples.

gonedrinking · 27-02-2011 11:47AM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Do these mercenaries come with their own airforce and navy?

I wonder how long it would take the Royal navy and Royal Air Force to flatten Dublin, Cork and the Curragh?

This may not be a well conceived plan op.

Its all about strategy. Every one in 4 houses in the north will take in an African mercenary. They will live there for the duration of the conflict. So the British can't bomb these areas as they would be bombing innocent civilians as well, and the international community would be outraged by that.

Ghost Buster · 27-02-2011 12:04PM

Send in the FCA

dent · 27-02-2011 12:04PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Do these mercenaries come with their own airforce and navy?

I wonder how long it would take the Royal navy and Royal Air Force to flatten Dublin, Cork and the Curragh?

This may not be a well conceived plan op.

We will have enough of them that we can simply catapult them at the navy and air force.

Snakeblood · 27-02-2011 12:11PM

gonedrinking wrote: »

Gaddafi got me thinking, if mercenaries are good enough for him then surely they are good enough for us too. I'm sure the rates charged by African mercenaries is very reasonable. So instead of ploughing 30 billion into the banks shouldn't we instead use that money to hire 500,000 African soldiers to beat up the British? Thoughts?

Well, obviously yes. Then we can get them to turn left on the global map and strike at the Americas. Once we have the Midwest of the United States, Ireland will swim in plenty.

mickydoomsux · 27-02-2011 12:25PM

gonedrinking wrote: »

Its all about strategy. Every one in 4 houses in the north will take in an African mercenary. They will live there for the duration of the conflict. So the British can't bomb these areas as they would be bombing innocent civilians as well, and the international community would be outraged by that.

That'll never work. Northern Ireland is an incredibly racist place.

Badgermonkey · 27-02-2011 12:52PM

I could give my chum Mark Thatcher a call.

He's some form when it comes to military intervention in shoddily administered micro statelets.

Given the above statement, perhaps he'd be interested in our whole island.

Should Ireland hire mercenaries to reclaim Northern Ireland from the British?

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