One For Our Troops

A LARGE group of Taliban soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand-dune. “One Australian soldier is better than 10 Taliban.”

The Taliban commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the dune whereupon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence.

The voice then calls out, “One Australian soldier is better than a 100 Taliban soldiers.” 

Furious, the Taliban commander sends his best 100 troops over the dune and instantly a huge gunfight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again silence.

The Australian voice calls out, “One Australian soldier is better than 1000 Taliban.” 

The enraged Taliban commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them over the dune. Cannon, rocket and machine gun fire rings out as a huge battle is fought, then silence.

Finally, one wounded Taliban fighter crawls back over the dune and with his dying words tells his commander, “Don’t send any more men, it’s a trap. There are two of them.”