Tony Blair to get the Congressional Medal of Honour

imported_Fluffy_Bunny · **Tony Blair to get the Congressional Medal of Honour -** 07-01-2003, 10:48 AM

According to what I read today in the Daily Mail George Dubya has awarded the MOH to Tony Blair for his support against the war in Iraq.

Bazooka_Joe · 07-01-2003, 10:50 AM

Oh give me a break. . .awards and medals would be fine, but the Medal of Honor?! cmon now. . .

White Rabbit · 07-01-2003, 10:52 AM

yea right, while were at it. lets award george bush the victoria cross happy:

geRV · 07-01-2003, 10:53 AM

Medal of honor? Sorry but if he's getting it this way maybe this one should be called the "suck up" award. oOo:

07-01-2003, 11:15 AM

it's a damn joke, never ever ever ever did we give a politician a medal of honor for sitting on his ass and blabbing about war, they're for exceptional bravery ON THE BATTLEFIELD

pest · 07-01-2003, 11:21 AM

It is not required to be a U.S. citizen, but you must be in the U.S. military in order to qualify for the Medal of Honor

http://www.cmohs.org/medal/medal_faq.htm#5A

imported_Fluffy_Bunny · 07-01-2003, 11:26 AM

Didn't those SAS/SBS guys get the MOH in Afghanistan? When that CIA agent got killed.

White Rabbit · 07-01-2003, 11:27 AM

what medal did the US give to the 2 canadain snipers in afganastan

imported_Fluffy_Bunny · 07-01-2003, 11:27 AM

I also read that Winston Churchill got the MOH, but that newspaper is usually full of sh&t and you could prolly find all of Winston's medals listed on the net.

pest · 07-01-2003, 11:39 AM

Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) has introduced legislation to award British Prime Minister Tony Blair the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor that can be awarded by the United States Congress.

http://financialservices.house.gov/News ... ase&ID=295

The article is a couple of months old, but the passage above is relevant to the conversation.

Simo Häyhä · 07-01-2003, 11:40 AM

i thought only combat veterans could get the moh. oOo:

07-01-2003, 11:42 AM

[quote="White Rabbit":76e72]yea right, while were at it. lets award george bush the victoria cross happy:[/quote:76e72] ed:

Captain Bunny · 07-01-2003, 12:31 PM

Oh im sure the pair of them will be getting and OBE from the queen. she's been handing them out like candy lately.

Tripper · 07-01-2003, 02:33 PM

The GOLD Medal?

Haha....Yeah.

I'd rather an Olympic Gold Medal.......Actually, a mere Commonwealth Games Gold Medal would feel more respectful. hake:

07-01-2003, 03:10 PM

I guess were gonna have a MOH sequel named after Tony Blair oOo: