Re: What Do Dictators Fear Most? GUNS in the hands of the People! Isnt that right Mr. Castro???????? Re: Shooting At The ...

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From: Merlin Dorfman
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00

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TxDude (rduncan@ticnet.com) wrote:
: On 28 Jul 98 13:19:12 CST, "Jimmy S" <shaskivich@hotmail.com> wrote:
: >I would rather shoot a deranged "militia" wacko rather than a trained
: >professional marine in the instance of an uprising.  There is no way that
: >the civilians can subdue the military.  The military would come out with
: >overwhelming force, and scare the shit out of these wackos--sending them
: >back to hibernate in their cabins! -:)

: OK Pal......then explain Vietnam to me!

     Well if you listen to the military the explanation is that the
civilian leadership kept them from conducting the war they way they
wanted to.  I think that explains some, but not all.  And I also
think that "winning" the war the way the military wanted to fight
it might have been worse than losing.

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From: dorfman@netcom.com (Merlin Dorfman)
Subject: Re: What Do Dictators Fear Most?  GUNS in the hands of the People! Isnt that  right Mr. Castro????????      Re: Shooting At The Capital
Date: 1998/07/28
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