On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:04:48 +0800, Old Nick
wrote:

On 24 Jan 2005 08:52:23 -0800, vaguely
proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

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So why are the Americans taking so many casualties from them ?

Expense. A proper armored personel carrier like the Strycker is
much more expensive than a Humvee plus a half dozen body bags.


Sorry. I just attributed this to Andy

... and it's just about the most dumb-a**ed statement anybody could make.
Even, for the sake of argument, accepting the premise that the leaders in
this country or war don't value the lives of their troops -- they still
value results. The purpose of sending troops out on a mission of any sort
is to have them accomplish their objectives. An absolutely free humvee and
no-cost bodybags in which the humvee is destroyed and no objectives are
achieved vs. a very expensive Stryker that accomplishes its mission and
returns with few or no casualties is an easy trade even for someone who
doesn't value life but does value results.




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The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety

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