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That is why the French were there, and why the US supported the French
instead of the Vietnamese nationalists in the late 1940's and 1950's. Well, that's one interpretation of the facts. There are others. The Vietnamese turned to "Communism" as a means of national liberation, not from ideology. You are speaking of course of the North Vietnamese, not the South Vietnamese. And even more absent in Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, who didn't even have the decency to fight in a war they supported. That's pretty lame. Bush was an excellent fighter pilot, and his commanders agreed on that. Flying is fighter aircraft is dangerous, no matter where it's done. When Bush applied to go to Vietnam, there was already a glut of pilots; he really wasn't needed as a pilot. He accrued more points than he needed to earn his Honorable Discharge. He signed off on his Form 180, allowing total access to his military records (something Kerry still hasn't done; the Navy is withholding 94 PAGES of documents of Kerry's military records, at Kerry's own request). Bush didn't travel to Paris to meet Communist agents (as did Kerry), and Bush didn't lie about "earning" Purple Hearts from minor, self-inflicted wounds. Putting a "g" after such statements does nothing to make them more acceptable. Of course not. Like most leftists, you sincerely believe that you alone have the right to belittle others who disagree with you, and you have no sense of humor whatsoever. James S. Prine "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/ |
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He's not far from the truth, many unfortunatly can't tell you who the
current VP or the previous VP is/was Non sequiter; many people don't *care* about VPs, one way or the other g. James S. Prine "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/ |
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On 18 Oct 2004 16:04:38 GMT, othanks (James S. Prine)
wrote: the 'facts' about the Vietnamese civilians killed during the Vietnam War were generated primarily by propaganda-happy the Communists...hardly people I'd base any serious research on. OTOH the facts about Laotians still losing limbs to ordnance, overspill from the Vietnam war, come from respected international charities... Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On 18 Oct 2004 16:04:38 GMT, othanks (James S. Prine) wrote: the 'facts' about the Vietnamese civilians killed during the Vietnam War were generated primarily by propaganda-happy the Communists...hardly people I'd base any serious research on. OTOH the facts about Laotians still losing limbs to ordnance, overspill from the Vietnam war, come from respected international charities... Why the hell don't the Laotians clean up the ordnance? -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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OTOH the facts about Laotians still losing limbs to ordnance,
overspill from the Vietnam war, come from respected international charities... Yes, that appears to be the case. But also remember how many Laotians were "purged" after the allies left Vietnam...not to mention the Cambodians. James S. Prine "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/ |
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"James S. Prine" wrote in message ... That is why the French were there, and why the US supported the French instead of the Vietnamese nationalists in the late 1940's and 1950's. Well, that's one interpretation of the facts. There are others. The Vietnamese turned to "Communism" as a means of national liberation, not from ideology. You are speaking of course of the North Vietnamese, not the South Vietnamese. And even more absent in Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, who didn't even have the decency to fight in a war they supported. That's pretty lame. Bush was an excellent fighter pilot, and his commanders agreed on that. Flying is fighter aircraft is dangerous, no matter where it's done. When Bush applied to go to Vietnam, there was already a glut of pilots; he really wasn't needed as a pilot. He accrued more points than he needed to earn his Honorable Discharge. He signed off on his Form 180, allowing total access to his military records (something Kerry still hasn't done; the Navy is withholding 94 PAGES of documents of Kerry's military records, at Kerry's own request). Bush didn't travel to Paris to meet Communist agents (as did Kerry), and Bush didn't lie about "earning" Purple Hearts from minor, self-inflicted wounds. Right you are James. Bush needn't have done anything at all. Instead, he undertook jet fighter training. That sort of thing is dangerous as hell. I think Kerry and the Dems are totally insane to have made his military record an issue. Kerry's own war record is abysmal. All those purple hearts and not a day in the hospital! What a laugh that is! And the major media simply could not get a handle on the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth thing either. Well, who do you believe? Kerry or the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? What Kerry did when he came home from Vietnam was treasonous. I put him right along side of Jane Fonda, another crazy bitch who should have been taken out and shot, or better yet, condemned to live in the worker's paradise of North Vietnam. I do not think the Dems could possibly have come up with a worse candidate. Even the redoubtable Mr. Sherman is not going to vote for him. Instead he is going to throw his vote away on another supreme asshole, Ralph Nader. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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On 18 Oct 2004 19:07:07 GMT, othanks (James S. Prine)
wrote in message : "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." And Dwight D Eisenhower's son does not support Shrub ;-) Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On 18 Oct 2004 19:07:07 GMT, othanks (James S. Prine) wrote in message : "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." And Dwight D Eisenhower's son does not support Shrub ;-) Half the time Ike himself didn't know whether he was a Republican or a Democrat. There was much speculation at the time he first ran for president whether he would run as a Republican or a Democrat. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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And Dwight D Eisenhower's son does not support Shrub ;-)
LOL...I don't support Dwight D. Eisenhower's son, either. James S. Prine "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/ |
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"James S. Prine" wrote in message ... He's not far from the truth, many unfortunatly can't tell you who the current VP or the previous VP is/was Non sequiter; many people don't *care* about VPs, one way or the other g. James S. Prine "Colonel David Crockett...would *not* have supported Kerry." http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/ True but you'd think they still should know something that basic |
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