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Thu Jan-12-06 05:15 PM
Response to Reply #46 |
| 73. Thanks for the link! I was looking for the article. (n/t) |
| -US Army its own worst enemy: British officer |
Barrett808 |
Jan-11-06 02:24 PM |
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not the ordinary soldiers fault |
savemefromdumbya |
Jan-11-06 02:26 PM |
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I don't know |
saigon68 |
Jan-11-06 02:52 PM |
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what she did was dead wrong but |
savemefromdumbya |
Jan-11-06 03:25 PM |
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It Needn't Be a Lyndie |
Crisco |
Jan-11-06 05:23 PM |
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when i was in the navy during Desert Storm the racist terms |
jonnyblitz |
Jan-13-06 06:40 AM |
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What did Mahr say? 'Not picking from the top of the tree.' |
Trish1168 |
Jan-11-06 06:38 PM |
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I think he was speaking about the difficulty of recruiting |
Henny Penny |
Jan-12-06 12:33 PM |
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I've talked with guys who were over there |
screembloodymurder |
Jan-11-06 05:38 PM |
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a spectrum |
savemefromdumbya |
Jan-11-06 07:27 PM |
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Um, not that there can't be some "Lyndies" in KY... |
Scairp |
Jan-12-06 01:21 AM |
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Sorry I stand corrected |
saigon68 |
Jan-12-06 01:52 AM |
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I would venture to bet that you are incorrect |
Toots |
Jan-12-06 08:48 AM |
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This General Seems A Most Sensible Fellow, Sir |
The Magistrate |
Jan-11-06 02:27 PM |
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Pulling Punches... |
MrPrax |
Jan-11-06 02:33 PM |
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The Ugly American |
tanyev |
Jan-11-06 02:47 PM |
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I watched that shit come Unglued in then 60's |
saigon68 |
Jan-11-06 03:06 PM |
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I agree. There are many similarities. |
BikeWriter |
Jan-12-06 02:04 PM |
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I don't support our militants |
wookie294 |
Jan-11-06 03:52 PM |
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good point. |
FredUptoHere |
Jan-11-06 04:18 PM |
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So you don't support our troops? |
Andromeda |
Jan-13-06 03:31 AM |
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Most Americans don't bother to read anything |
Hardrada |
Jan-11-06 04:14 PM |
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"Unwarranted optimism" |
agincourt |
Jan-11-06 04:42 PM |
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Having been a US Army officer in Gulf War I, I have to agree... |
arbusto_baboso |
Jan-11-06 05:10 PM |
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It makes sense though. |
Massacure |
Jan-11-06 05:26 PM |
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Except that now OUR army is increasingly used for imperial policing. |
arbusto_baboso |
Jan-11-06 05:43 PM |
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imperial policing--- Hmmmm |
saigon68 |
Jan-12-06 02:01 AM |
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Hey now! |
PatGund |
Jan-12-06 02:33 PM |
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what's the Star Wars equivalent of a trekkie? |
TheBaldyMan |
Jan-12-06 03:44 PM |
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*chuckle* |
PatGund |
Jan-12-06 04:10 PM |
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so you still need subtitles when someone speaks Rhodian ? |
TheBaldyMan |
Jan-12-06 04:25 PM |
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Me, hell yes.... |
PatGund |
Jan-12-06 04:43 PM |
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They (the 501st) did cheer up Al Davis that day |
saigon68 |
Jan-12-06 04:19 PM |
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Best said in your own words, sir. n/t |
EuroObserver |
Jan-11-06 06:20 PM |
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Google "Night witches", and learn about the kind of enemy |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Jan-12-06 04:08 PM |
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Interesting. |
EuroObserver |
Jan-11-06 06:19 PM |
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The Onion couldn't have written this any better |
lwfern |
Jan-11-06 06:37 PM |
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Good luck doing anything about this problem |
teryang |
Jan-11-06 06:53 PM |
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Interesting ideas |
Tom Bombadil |
Jan-11-06 07:28 PM |
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It's tough reinventing the wheel |
teryang |
Jan-11-06 08:15 PM |
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The rise and fall of Empires..... |
Tom Bombadil |
Jan-11-06 08:33 PM |
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Bingo! |
Nostradammit |
Jan-12-06 04:24 AM |
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The British have a glamorous opinion of their own history. |
tabasco |
Jan-11-06 07:17 PM |
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Not true anymore. |
Tom Bombadil |
Jan-11-06 07:41 PM |
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Wow, you know every British person? |
mantrid |
Jan-11-06 07:43 PM |
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Sounds like I hit a sore spot. |
tabasco |
Jan-11-06 07:57 PM |
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you're right |
bpilgrim |
Jan-11-06 08:22 PM |
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I agree with that 100%. |
mantrid |
Jan-12-06 02:45 PM |
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He may have also forgotten |
Jacobin |
Jan-11-06 08:36 PM |
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Very true. There is no "proper" way to conduct an invasion and occupation. |
mantrid |
Jan-12-06 02:55 PM |
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It is precisely because of |
Tom Bombadil |
Jan-11-06 09:12 PM |
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nothing you just wrote touches a sore spot |
mantrid |
Jan-12-06 02:44 PM |
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Thanks, tabasco... |
Andromeda |
Jan-13-06 03:24 AM |
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So you agree that |
mantrid |
Jan-13-06 04:08 AM |
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I'm American and quite proud of it... |
Andromeda |
Jan-13-06 04:01 AM |
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Oh Jeezus |
BooScout |
Jan-13-06 04:18 AM |
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I meant what I said so deal with it! |
Andromeda |
Jan-13-06 05:26 PM |
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Oh, boy... |
mantrid |
Jan-13-06 05:13 AM |
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Brilliant response...... |
BooScout |
Jan-13-06 05:40 AM |
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I think you are partly right |
julianer |
Jan-12-06 05:21 AM |
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I did like Niall Ferguson's book on WWI |
liberalpragmatist |
Jan-12-06 01:55 PM |
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The problem with Ferguson is that |
julianer |
Jan-13-06 03:14 AM |
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Excellent analysis |
mantrid |
Jan-13-06 05:29 AM |
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Niall Ferguson is a truly appalling creature |
mantrid |
Jan-12-06 02:51 PM |
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Ferguson's good fortune is |
julianer |
Jan-13-06 03:05 AM |
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As an American living in Britian..... |
BooScout |
Jan-13-06 03:40 AM |
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Religion. |
VLC98 |
Jan-11-06 08:43 PM |
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Ignorance, moralistic self-righteousness, unproductive micromanagement... |
newswolf56 |
Jan-11-06 09:39 PM |
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US Army its own worst enemy: British officer |
Lori Price CLG |
Jan-12-06 12:41 AM |
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You mean the US stereotype of rednecks shouting YEE-HAW and... |
TheGunslinger |
Jan-12-06 12:41 AM |
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Man that's a funny article. |
Harper_is_Bush |
Jan-12-06 12:41 AM |
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hmmm... |
qazplm |
Jan-12-06 12:41 AM |
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So painful to read. |
swag |
Jan-12-06 12:41 AM |
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Let's clear this up, it isn't the "average grunts" fault... |
ALiberalSailor |
Jan-12-06 12:54 AM |
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on the contrary but treating people like animals is inexcusable |
TheBaldyMan |
Jan-12-06 09:02 AM |
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The critique is quite well thought out |
muriel_volestrangler |
Jan-12-06 05:22 AM |
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The British empire was quite long lived, thanks to |
Henny Penny |
Jan-12-06 12:58 PM |
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Thanks for the link! I was looking for the article. (n/t) |
Posteritatis |
Jan-12-06 05:15 PM |
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More detail in the Guardian's article... |
Spider Jerusalem |
Jan-12-06 05:33 AM |
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Wow - talk qouting out of context |
Stockholm |
Jan-12-06 08:46 AM |
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US courtesy - "I'm going to waterboard you now Sir" n/t |
TheBaldyMan |
Jan-12-06 09:09 AM |
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US not trained for this. |
TreeMonkey |
Jan-12-06 12:01 PM |
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There are some troop trained for precisely that purpose - MPs |
TheBaldyMan |
Jan-12-06 12:25 PM |
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The Concept of Institutional Culture |
happyslug |
Jan-12-06 05:30 PM |
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Our military continues to engage in a level of self-analysis and criticism |
madmark |
Jan-12-06 01:40 PM |
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Excellent point. |
long_green |
Jan-12-06 02:03 PM |
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in the article, an American colonel refers to the Brit |
long_green |
Jan-12-06 01:51 PM |
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To be fair.. |
Posteritatis |
Jan-12-06 05:15 PM |
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You should really read the whole piece or at least see |
Stockholm |
Jan-13-06 06:32 AM |
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