Hansen:
Sorry ... our Air Force is 2nd best in the world .. we hold war games each year and have not beaten the Israeli AF since 1985 ...
If we were so concerned about getting rid of Hussein, we should have given the Mossad a blank check and let em do what they are the best in the world at ...
Sorry, when it comes to fighting terrorism the best in the world are the guys who have been fighting it daily since 1948 ...
Sorry ... our Air Force is 2nd best in the world .. we hold war games each year and have not beaten the Israeli AF since 1985 ...
If we were so concerned about getting rid of Hussein, we should have given the Mossad a blank check and let em do what they are the best in the world at ...
Sorry, when it comes to fighting terrorism the best in the world are the guys who have been fighting it daily since 1948 ...
doc
you really don't get it do you???? we are not striving to be like israel -- Bush is keeping the fight over there rather than fighting them here -- and kudos to israel and their fight against terrorism -- they've done a remarkable job, but their citizens have lost many civil rights in the process.
and you are wrong, our air force is still better than that of the isreali's, which is pretty irrelevant anyhow.
gl
you really don't get it do you???? we are not striving to be like israel -- Bush is keeping the fight over there rather than fighting them here -- and kudos to israel and their fight against terrorism -- they've done a remarkable job, but their citizens have lost many civil rights in the process.
and you are wrong, our air force is still better than that of the isreali's, which is pretty irrelevant anyhow.
gl
No one wants to talk about that. Bush has the military slugging it out with the terrorists, instead of terrorists committing attacks on American citizens. Why isn't that a good thing? And our fine boys in uniform (and women) are taking out more of these a-holes each day. I can definately think of some worse scenarios.hansen bros. said:
Unlike you I know a bit about the real world including what it takes to defend a nation (year in Nam). You only think you know how our troops feel but really have no idea. As far as fighting the so called enemy over there goes have you ever given any thought that maybe if we had not invaded Iraq the so called insurgents would still going about the daily lives that they led before the invasion. Bottom line this election is a done deal, woof all you want, nothing is going to change the mandate that the American people are going to issue on Tuesday. Kerry wins easy.
wil
first of all thank you for your service. now:
#1
so why have four seperate military polls shown bush overwhelming favorite by an near avg of 4-1???
#2
you obviously smoked a lot of dope when you came back or somethin' -- because every war we've been in there were "insurgents" fighting the democracy cause. hell, we fought the nazi "insurgents for years!!!
see you need to understand something -- the iraqi's have never had a democracy, and the insurgents are fighting because they could/would never be elected in a democratic society -- thus, they fight til there death.
#3
the only thing in your aforesaid column that was correct was ....that there will be a mandate on tuesday...."
gl
first of all thank you for your service. now:
#1
so why have four seperate military polls shown bush overwhelming favorite by an near avg of 4-1???
#2
you obviously smoked a lot of dope when you came back or somethin' -- because every war we've been in there were "insurgents" fighting the democracy cause. hell, we fought the nazi "insurgents for years!!!
see you need to understand something -- the iraqi's have never had a democracy, and the insurgents are fighting because they could/would never be elected in a democratic society -- thus, they fight til there death.
#3
the only thing in your aforesaid column that was correct was ....that there will be a mandate on tuesday...."
gl
How the troops feel varies with each individual. Because they signed up for duty (as opposed to being drafted) I feel that our men and women of the military feel more of a comradery and responsibilty for each other and to cover each others backs. Many have completed a tour in Iraq and can't wait to get back there, so there's something going on there that is creating a strong sense of duty in these brave Americans, which this country has always been rich in. I think there would be fewer guys over there wondering to themselves "What the F*** am I doing here?" as opposed to the Nam where many were drafted and unfortunately thrown into the mix.wilheim said:
What the insurgents would be doing if there wasn't an invasion is anyone's guess, but I doubt they'd be doing anything good. (laugh a little Wil!)
You are right in that the election will done a done deal on Tuesday. I'll accept whatever the result is (even if it's NADER), and I'd like to hear that YOU WILL TOO.
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Let me clue you guys in - no one, I mean no one wants to return to combat. The count to freedom day (returning to the world) is the most important number for every soldier in a combat zone. Ask a grunt how short he is and you might hear something like 48 and and a wake up or 251 and a wake up. Of course with this adminsitration our troops don't even have that becasue of tour extensions. The war is wrong and being fought for no reason. Saddam could have been taken out one way or another but the damage is done to the tune of over 1100 killed and 7000 wounded GIs and who do we see about that.
wil.
wil.
