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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-04 04:28 AM
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Speaking of Vietnam

has anyone noticed that the Pentagon has taken to reporting enemy body counts, as though that were some substitute or surrogate for strategic gains.

Wasn't then, isn't now.
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-04 04:32 AM
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1. AND highly inflated
same as the other time. all KIAs are listed in enemy body counts, even the infants, while only actual combat deaths are reported for GIs.


lying REMFs...
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Leilani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-04 04:34 AM
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2. I feel sorry for the military
They have been put in an untenable position, by politicians, just like in Vietnam.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-04 05:08 AM
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3. "We don't do body counts" General Tommy Franks n/t
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Varmintpoontang Donating Member (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-04 05:30 AM
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4. Unreal
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