Re: Call Her an Idiot

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From: gatt
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 07:37

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"Andrew" <

> : She does have a few good points. Like why does he assume that Iraq
> : continues to be a threat?  If you go into Iraq, it could be another
> : Vietnam or worse.
>
> I'm not arguing in favor of America simply invading Iraq, but I think
> it's silly that everyone categorizes any military engagement since
> Vietnam as "another Vietnam".  Vietnam was a unique situation, and
> just about everything is different between Iraq today and Vietnam in
> the 1960's:

Exactly.  It could be another Panama.  Or Belleau Wood.  It could be another
Waterloo.  Hannibal and the Elephant Brigade...it could be
another...another....IRAQ!

Which is not to say it couldn't be a disaster for the US.  Just not the same
kind.  In fact, it's far less likely simply because of the open terrain and
lack of conflicting cultures sharing the same space.

-gatt

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From: "gatt" <gatt@hevanet.com>
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Subject: Re: Call Her an Idiot
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