Anzac Day Celebrating a great defeat

[Analyst 0]

Here in NZ, and in Australia, today we are celebrating ANZAC day. This is the day when we remember not a great victory but a crushing defeat , incurred at a foolish invasion of Turkey by Australian and New Zealand Troops (under the orders of an inept British Command)A third of the troops from the Antipodeas were lost, for no benefit or gain. A equal or greater number of Turkish troops also lost their lives defending their homeland.It is a day we have a holiday to remember the fallen, and the stupidity of war.I wonder is this unique to New Zealand and Australia or do other nations also "celebrate defeat" with a national holiday ?

[lacking_imagination 0]

Well, here in america we celebrate veterans day, but the only war type thing we lost was vietnam... But I agree, war is stupid.

[Killer008r 0]

We have lost plenty more than Vietnam... Do your history, you will learn ALOT. We have lost ALOT of wars.

[blix1405241486 0]

We have lost plenty more than Vietnam... Do your history, you will learn ALOT. We have lost ALOT of wars.

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You´re right, Iraq is not really a winning situation isn´t is ? I think the us/uk forces and of course their allys should f**k of out of there. These people should left alone to take care about thei own thinks. No offence man. Just my opinion

[Glockmeister1405241492 0]

You´re right, Iraq is not really a winning situation isn´t is ? I think the us/uk forces and of course their allys should f**k of out of there. These people should left alone to take care about thei own thinks. No offence man. Just my opinion

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That might send Iraq into anarchy. It would end up being alot more worse than what we have now. You need to note that their are many factions in Iraq, there usualy through religous faith. Many of them have their own private army and that may end up becomeing a problem with the new government.