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To bad George did not have the same fun dancing over downtown
Hanoi.Oops I forgot he was having fun defending the US of A from an air attack from the Mexican Air Force. Well, I guess that's another yarn for another day. Well, I don't know about anyone else but I am sure as hell glad all major combat operations are over in Iraq, I was worried we were going to get in a real shooting war for a while. More boots on the ole proverbial ground, hell we don;t need them, we just have to hire some more private contractors, and the dead enders and thugs will be gone in no time. Lastly, after 911 the primary theatre of operations should have been Afghanistan and the outlaw regions of Pakistan, not Iraq. Bin Laden and his band of murders never (until recently) had a foothold in Iraq, but they sure as hell, have one today, not only in Afghanistan but Iraq as well. How in the hell, do you invade and occupy the WRONG country. |
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(CallsignZippo) wrote: (Charles Samardza) wrote in message . com... By the standard your setting down in your first paragraph I guess the SAC pilots sitting on their wheels around the world weren't serving either. When was SAC,MAC or TAC service ever a political appointment? Who was appointed ? -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur |
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sam- By the standard your setting down in your first paragraph I guess the
SAC pilots sitting on their wheels around the world weren't serving either. BRBR C'mon..there is 'serving' and there is 'serving'...Getting into the AirGuard with yer Daddy's help to avoid a comflict ain't quite the same as being in the USAF on alert in case of the 'big heat'.... P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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![]() "CallsignZippo" wrote in message om... To bad George did not have the same fun dancing over downtown Hanoi.Oops I forgot he was having fun defending the US of A from an air attack from the Mexican Air Force. Well, I guess that's another yarn for another day. Well, I don't know about anyone else but I am sure as hell glad all major combat operations are over in Iraq, I was worried we were going to get in a real shooting war for a while. More boots on the ole proverbial ground, hell we don;t need them, we just have to hire some more private contractors, and the dead enders and thugs will be gone in no time. Lastly, after 911 the primary theatre of operations should have been Afghanistan and the outlaw regions of Pakistan, not Iraq. Bin Laden and his band of murders never (until recently) had a foothold in Iraq, but they sure as hell, have one today, not only in Afghanistan but Iraq as well. How in the hell, do you invade and occupy the WRONG country. It ain't easy!! (^-^))) George Z. |
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![]() "George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... "CallsignZippo" wrote in message om... To bad George did not have the same fun dancing over downtown Hanoi.Oops I forgot he was having fun defending the US of A from an air attack from the Mexican Air Force. Well, I guess that's another yarn for another day. How in the hell, do you invade and occupy the WRONG country. It ain't easy!! (^-^))) And it ain't the first time, either! |
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The funny thing about military outsourcing is it is the only case I
know of where the outsourcing costs more than the in-house employees. However, having the contractors do the beating and killing of prisoners does give the US cover. (CallsignZippo) wrote in message . com... To bad George did not have the same fun dancing over downtown Hanoi.Oops I forgot he was having fun defending the US of A from an air attack from the Mexican Air Force. Well, I guess that's another yarn for another day. Well, I don't know about anyone else but I am sure as hell glad all major combat operations are over in Iraq, I was worried we were going to get in a real shooting war for a while. More boots on the ole proverbial ground, hell we don;t need them, we just have to hire some more private contractors, and the dead enders and thugs will be gone in no time. Lastly, after 911 the primary theatre of operations should have been Afghanistan and the outlaw regions of Pakistan, not Iraq. Bin Laden and his band of murders never (until recently) had a foothold in Iraq, but they sure as hell, have one today, not only in Afghanistan but Iraq as well. How in the hell, do you invade and occupy the WRONG country. |
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The funny thing about military outsourcing is it is the only case I know of
where the outsourcing costs more than the in-house employees. However, having the contractors do the beating and killing of prisoners does give the US cover. The pejorative note of this comment aside, we as a nation have never fully debated the question of the role - if any - that "contractors" should play. One danger that I see is of our slipping into a "Légion Étrangère" mentality (That's "Foreign Legion," to all you non-Francophones out there.). The temptation for reckless adventurism increases when mercenaries - especially non-US nationals - get paid to absorb the body counts, absolving politicians of having to answer to the nation for those killed in the line of duty. In short, do we really want to become like the French? -- Mike Kanze "Democratic strategists feel John Kerry's war record means he can beat Bush. They say when it comes down to it voters will always vote for a war hero over someone who tried to get out of the war. I'll be sure to mention that to Bob Dole when I see him." - Jay Leno "miso" wrote in message om... [rest snipped] |
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![]() "Mike Kanze" wrote in message ... The funny thing about military outsourcing is it is the only case I know of where the outsourcing costs more than the in-house employees. However, having the contractors do the beating and killing of prisoners does give the US cover. In short, do we really want to become like the French? This coming presidential election should give you a pretty clear answer to that question. |
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