Deadliest Warrior

Blood on the Sand: IRA vs. Taliban

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Number one son gave me a heads up on a new SPIKE TV show called DEADLIEST WARRIOR. “ Each week on Deadliest Warrior, a new episode will pit two of the most feared warriors civilization has ever known against each other. Along with the use of 21st century science and the latest in CGI technology, each episode enlists warrior-specific world-class fighters and experts to provide insight into what makes these combatants tick, analyzing every facet of their unique skills of destruction, culminating in a head-to-head final fight between blah-blah-blah ” You can watch full episodes, so I chose IRA v. Taliban, largely because of a brain fart.  I thought it was the IRS v. Taliban, a fight to the death  where the viewer can only win.  While the Irish Republican Army isn't as much fun, I did look forward to seeing lots of dead Islamo fascists, and wasn't disappointed on that score.  While the premise is a good one, the execution is ridiculously shallow.  In this instance they based the outcome on evaluation of four weapons favored by each side, i.e., The IRA's ArmaLite  M-15 against the AK; sling shot v. bayonet; flame thrower v. rocket launcher;  nail bomb v. IED. Plltttt. Training, leadership, motivation, and whose side God  is on (The IRA, certainly) were not factors.  I give the show a score of "crap." Other shows in the can include, William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu , Apache vs. Gladiator, Green Beret vs. Spetznaz, and hopefully, ACORN v. United States Marines, which I will certainly watch.  If you're curious about who won the IRA-Taliban tussle, and don't want to watch it -- click  HERE.