🚀 go-pugleaf

Merlin Dorfman wrote:
> 
> John "E.R." Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu) wrote:
> 
> : A squad of soldiers, in the field, conducting operations, would probably
> : be more than a bit to chew on for civilian revolutionaries.
> 
> : That same squad, in an offbase bar, would be cooked meat for one civilian
> : revolutionary with a molotav cocktail, or for a few who know how to cook
> : up explosives.
> 
> : A platoon of tanks would be a truly unhappy experience to deal with, on
> : the field of battle, if all the opposition had were firearms and
> : homecooked explosives.
> 
> : Tanks don't work as well if the commander, gunner and driver were murdered
> : in their sleep the night before, or if the tanks were sabotaged or
> : destroyed be infiltrators before they reached the field of battle.
> 
> : Same with aircraft.
> 
>      etc. etc.
>      I think you've watched "Red Dawn" one time too many.

I think yiu haven't watched it enough. Ever heard of the Mujaheddin, for
example?

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