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4000 and counting
Good point on those dying on highways or from AIDS. 4,000 dead
soldiers is a big number, but it is in some ways not "too big". During WWII, if I recall correctly, Nazi Germany lost about 2,000 soldiers dead per day on Eastern front alone (where they sustained 80% of total casualties). They did run out of soldiers eventually, but we are not in danger of that at the current rate. The damage from the Iraq war is not just 4,000 dead volunteer soldiers (and a substantial number of contractors, not counted). The damage is also billions of dollars spent on the war, the rise of muslim extremism in Iraq, increased oil prices (arguably what Bush wanted to give to his oil business contributors), ruined reputation of the US, and substantial damage to the military readiness,a nd a huge amount of lost equipment, which I am not even sure is properly accounted for. As we can see from the news, the cluster**** is continuing unabated. i |
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4000 and counting
"Ignoramus17370" wrote in message ... Good point on those dying on highways or from AIDS. 4,000 dead soldiers is a big number, but it is in some ways not "too big". During WWII, if I recall correctly, Nazi Germany lost about 2,000 soldiers dead per day on Eastern front alone (where they sustained 80% of total casualties). They did run out of soldiers eventually, but we are not in danger of that at the current rate. The damage from the Iraq war is not just 4,000 dead volunteer soldiers (and a substantial number of contractors, not counted). The damage is also billions of dollars spent on the war, the rise of muslim extremism in Iraq, increased oil prices (arguably what Bush wanted to give to his oil business contributors), ruined reputation of the US, and substantial damage to the military readiness,a nd a huge amount of lost equipment, which I am not even sure is properly accounted for. As we can see from the news, the cluster**** is continuing unabated. i Iggy, Your gonna buy all the cool gear left over anyway. Just save me a tank and a m240 please. |
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On 2008-03-28, Rob Fraser FraserRacing wrote:
"Ignoramus17370" wrote in message ... Good point on those dying on highways or from AIDS. 4,000 dead soldiers is a big number, but it is in some ways not "too big". During WWII, if I recall correctly, Nazi Germany lost about 2,000 soldiers dead per day on Eastern front alone (where they sustained 80% of total casualties). They did run out of soldiers eventually, but we are not in danger of that at the current rate. The damage from the Iraq war is not just 4,000 dead volunteer soldiers (and a substantial number of contractors, not counted). The damage is also billions of dollars spent on the war, the rise of muslim extremism in Iraq, increased oil prices (arguably what Bush wanted to give to his oil business contributors), ruined reputation of the US, and substantial damage to the military readiness,a nd a huge amount of lost equipment, which I am not even sure is properly accounted for. As we can see from the news, the cluster**** is continuing unabated. i Iggy, Your gonna buy all the cool gear left over anyway. Just save me a tank and a m240 please. OK... By the way, military vehicles such as M35A2 are very easy to buy. i |
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Rob Fraser wrote: "Ignoramus17370" wrote in message ... Good point on those dying on highways or from AIDS. 4,000 dead soldiers is a big number, but it is in some ways not "too big". During WWII, if I recall correctly, Nazi Germany lost about 2,000 soldiers dead per day on Eastern front alone (where they sustained 80% of total casualties). They did run out of soldiers eventually, but we are not in danger of that at the current rate. The damage from the Iraq war is not just 4,000 dead volunteer soldiers (and a substantial number of contractors, not counted). The damage is also billions of dollars spent on the war, the rise of muslim extremism in Iraq, increased oil prices (arguably what Bush wanted to give to his oil business contributors), ruined reputation of the US, and substantial damage to the military readiness,a nd a huge amount of lost equipment, which I am not even sure is properly accounted for. As we can see from the news, the cluster**** is continuing unabated. i Iggy, Your gonna buy all the cool gear left over anyway. Just save me a tank and a m240 please. Which track you plan on racing the tank? -- aioe.org is home to cowards and terrorists Add this line to your news proxy nfilter.dat file * drop Path:*aioe.org!not-for-mail to drop all aioe.org traffic. http://improve-usenet.org/index.html |
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:09:38 -0600, Ignoramus17370
wrote: On 2008-03-28, Rob Fraser FraserRacing wrote: "Ignoramus17370" wrote in message ... Good point on those dying on highways or from AIDS. 4,000 dead soldiers is a big number, but it is in some ways not "too big". During WWII, if I recall correctly, Nazi Germany lost about 2,000 soldiers dead per day on Eastern front alone (where they sustained 80% of total casualties). They did run out of soldiers eventually, but we are not in danger of that at the current rate. The damage from the Iraq war is not just 4,000 dead volunteer soldiers (and a substantial number of contractors, not counted). The damage is also billions of dollars spent on the war, the rise of muslim extremism in Iraq, increased oil prices (arguably what Bush wanted to give to his oil business contributors), ruined reputation of the US, and substantial damage to the military readiness,a nd a huge amount of lost equipment, which I am not even sure is properly accounted for. As we can see from the news, the cluster**** is continuing unabated. i Iggy, Your gonna buy all the cool gear left over anyway. Just save me a tank and a m240 please. OK... By the way, military vehicles such as M35A2 are very easy to buy. i I want an M270, and a reload pack or 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7fj97-UckI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJlGZ...eature=related Or maybe a TOS-1? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ane4...eature=related Might be fun for the 4th of July Gunner |
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