[billorites]

Puts me in a mind to march down to the French Consulate and organize a spontaneous demonstration.

[rbg81]

Actually, its a pretty cool picture. Not surprised in the least that the usual suspects engage in sissified hand wringing over it, however.

[cripplecreek]

Looks like some good low tech psy ops to me.

Warriors have been trying to make themselves appear fearsome since the days of fighting with heavy sticks.

[SevenofNine]

DUH what do you expect from the French

Name one country that always surrender to bigger enemies

France

[MasterGunner01]

After viewing the photo, the French Army outside Mali decided to surrender to the scary French Army forces in Mali.

[GeronL]

scaring the enemy before you shoot them, a crime against humanity.... lol

[BipolarBob]

So, where does one get one of those bandanas?

[Jack Hammer]

Big effin’ deal.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

If it terrifies the Wogs such warrior decorations are a thing of beauty; necklaces of ears, skulls dangling from crosses. Let the vermin know this is war the time for play is over, we are serious.

[mylife]

Our guys did the same thing in Iraq.

[BCW]

Blackwater personnel in Iraq were doing this in 2005 and on — so you scare the locals — it’s war! Last thing you want to be doing in an Islamic insurgency environment is handing out flowers...geez...the media never gets it or wants to!

[FredZarguna]

This reminds me of the US journos crapping their diapers over politically incorrect slogans painted on bombs during the start-up of Enduring Freedom. What do you think upset the Taliban more: some nasty messages on a casing they couldn't read, or getting blown to smithereens?

Only sissy/morons could possibly believe that the enemies this man is going to face are more afraid of his bandana than what he is holding in his hands -- or his will to use it.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Even the photo credit states that it was a mask ~ and it isn’t ~ !!
By virtue of flying dust caused by a helicopter , one soldier pulled up a bandana to cover his breathing .
This makes it a ‘health and safety’ issue , not a terror issue.
Maybe the French officials would have preferred he be wearing a French ‘tri-color’ bandana ,... but he wasn’t issued one.
The solder is armed and is there to eliminate an armed murderous faction of terrorists ,
and they want him to be dressed like he was going to the “French Open” (tennis match) ?
This is much ado about nothing !

[JDoutrider]

Geezz...

I've worn a similar bandana I've had since the early 80's on cold or dusty rides on my Hardly Dangerous sled...

where's the beef?

[Dogbert41]

All through history, man has had a war face.

[jmacusa]

Funny. The Frenchies didn’t get this worked when Ferdinand Porches little invention was tooling around La Belle France flying the swastika.

[SuziQ]

Awesome picture!