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Re: US Army fighting 80 rebels in Afghan and not winning!

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From: John Gilmer
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 12:05
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"Monte" <AnybodyButGeeDubya@in2004.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9311274C625C7Monte@216.168.3.44...
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53222-
> 2003Jan28.html
>
> Yeppers, "American war planes attacked enemy positions with B-1
> bombers, F-16s and AC-130 gunships, King said."
>
> And this bunch of incompetent assholes think they are going to
> free-wheel it into Baghdad?

Where did you EVER get the idea that the United States would "free-wheel"
into Baghdad?

> What the hell is going on?

To a first approximate, a repeat of the First Gulf War.
>
> Roughly 80,000 reservists headed to or at combat areas.  I'll
> tell you what THAT means, it means this administration is lying
> out their nether regions about the military situation.  the fact
> is that our military is stretched to the breaking point.

Reallly?    Was it "stretched to the breaking point" in the first Gulf War
are was enough fire power put in place to ensure a nearly "bloodless" (our
blood) victory?

>
> But for OIL, petty personal reasons and political expediency the
> Council of Presidents and their puppet are willing to sacrifice
> American lives.

How soon we forget 911!

> ....IT'S ALL CLINTONS FAULT!!!!!

Now you are starting to make sense!

>
>
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