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That war could not be won by the United States. Blackie, I don't know if you are a VN vet. If you are, then, we just disagree, but, I still respect your opinion and value your experience.
As a young trainee in Boot Camp, my Drill Instructor turned the news channel up real loud so we standing in formation could listen to the Bay of Tonkin incident. When it was over all us Marines cheered. As soon as we graduated( in a couple weeks) we'd have us a real war!! That is what we trained for, and we never lost sight of that. 10 years later, I discharged out of the Marines, and to this day never regreat fighting that war, and am proud of my fellow Marines. Sure, many never made it back, but we knew that going in. Never did meet a Marine that protested the war, did you??
quote:Originally posted by pack rat633
As a young trainee in Boot Camp, my Drill Instructor turned the news channel up real loud so we standing in formation could listen to the Bay of Tonkin incident. When it was over all us Marines cheered. As soon as we graduated( in a couple weeks) we'd have us a real war!! That is what we trained for, and we never lost sight of that. 10 years later, I discharged out of the Marines, and to this day never regreat fighting that war, and am proud of my fellow Marines. Sure, many never made it back, but we knew that going in. Never did meet a Marine that protested the war, did you??
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
THe marines are great an d they love their country.
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
Benjamin Franklin, 1785
quote:Originally posted by DancesWithSheep
quote:Originally posted by BlackieBooger
Sent...troops...based on false information...
Must be a Texas president thing.
I should have said it was information that never happened and was made up. The WMDs were in Iraq or did the Kurds die from frostbite and not poison gas? Sadam either destroyede them ore sent them to someother country before we got over there.
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
Benjamin Franklin, 1785
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SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
As a young trainee in Boot Camp, my Drill Instructor turned the news channel up real loud so we standing in formation could listen to the Bay of Tonkin incident. When it was over all us Marines cheered. As soon as we graduated( in a couple weeks) we'd have us a real war!! That is what we trained for, and we never lost sight of that. 10 years later, I discharged out of the Marines, and to this day never regreat fighting that war, and am proud of my fellow Marines. Sure, many never made it back, but we knew that going in. Never did meet a Marine that protested the war, did you??
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
THe marines are great an d they love their country.
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
Benjamin Franklin, 1785
I once had the pleasure of meeting a guy named Daniel Ellsberg. Anybody heard of him?
Wasn't he the person that sued and got the pentagon paper released? Or was that someone else?
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
Benjamin Franklin, 1785
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
Sent...troops...based on false information...
Must be a Texas president thing.
quote:Originally posted by BlackieBooger
Sent...troops...based on false information...
Must be a Texas president thing.
I should have said it was information that never happened and was made up. The WMDs were in Iraq or did the Kurds die from frostbite and not poison gas? Sadam either destroyede them ore sent them to someother country before we got over there.
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
Benjamin Franklin, 1785
I should have said it was information that never happened and was made up.
Like I said, must be a Texas president thing.
Daniel Ellsberg, marine company commander, civilian advisor under fire in VN, commie. Sorry to disappoint you, but, he's still alive.