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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: James Wright
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00
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Merlin Dorfman wrote:
> 
> 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.

Vietnam was not a war it was political. And how many died because of it.
Foundations are only as good as education. Know who you elect, Yellow
dog now facing indictment. Ha Ha. Hillary file for divorce!
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From: James Wright <mail@wt.net>
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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