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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 05:15:45 GMT, the inscrutable Gunner
spake: On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 07:15:54 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: The Democrats and the Democratic Party are akin to the Titanic. So are the Repugnicans. Republican registrations are up, the Hispanic and Black voters are registering as Republicans, Republicans are in the majority in Congress for the first time in well over 50 yrs (since the 104ty The people in office now as "Republicans" in NO WAY resemble any of the fine people I proudly voted for, starting when I turned 18. No Republican in office today (that I'm aware of) supports any of the platform I grew up with and embraced. That's why I bailed from the party I had always been registered with and usually voted with. Democratic registrations are up, too. As are Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, Green, and Constitution Party registrations. That's known as "population growth." And the fact that both the Executive and Legislative branches of the US are republican-led scares the **** out of thinking people. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, remember? Congress) the nation itself is becoming conservative... Hardly seems like a sinking ship . The apparent look of conservatism is but one side effect of what's happening to our country as the "leaders" turn more belligerent. Unfortunately, our great country is headed that way. Got nose plugs? Your opinon...and your denial is noted and laughed at. I spotted the trend while you're the one in denial about this, Gunner. Some day you'll wake up and it may be too late...if it isn't already. -------------------------------------------- Proud (occasional) maker of Hungarian Paper Towels. http://www.diversify.com Comprehensive Website Design ================================================== ==== |
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On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen
wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 22:47:41 -0800, The Independent of Clackamas
County wrote: There wouldn't have been a missile Crisis. The Marines would have invaded hung Castro and taken over the island before Kruschev got out of bed. The Russians wouldn't have done a dammed thing about it, as the The who? later admitted. And this claim was known, proven & supported exactly how *at the time*? If it was untrue, what then? Which "Russians" *now* claim this? In retrospect? If it was untrue, what then? Your stupidity only goes to show the sad state of affairs of American education. If it was untrue, what then? To bad your too old for the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND program. If it was untrue, what then? That being said, maybe you can go back to all your schools and get your money back as you certainly are a inferior and much flawed product. That was the USSR, not Russia. Want to try for a few more idiot winger claims? Why is it that the first thing you always want to do is to kill people? And get as many killed as possible? Main Entry: dun·der·head Pronunciation: 'd&n-d&r-"hed Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head; akin to Old High German thonar thunder —more at THUNDER Date: circa 1625 : DUNCE, BLOCKHEAD - dun·der·head·ed /"d&n-d&r-'he-d&d/ adjective HTH -- Cliff |
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:57:37 -0800, "Dan" wrote:
"Gunner" wrote Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Clinton. And the sad part of it is...every other mealy mouthed rightwing extremist goes stupid suddenly when they read whatever dreck it is that supports their bias, hate and agenda. Its like they were suddenly given a big hit off a crack pipe. Eyes glaze over, pupils dilate, they start foaming at the mouth and however many few brain cells they might have all start chanting the same mantra of utter stupidity. Cowardly Runner never could get it right. I've corrected the important errors. Thanks, I was VERY tempted myself. BTW, Why aren't ostriches an endangered species? How can they even reproduce with their heads stuck there? Are they an argument against evolution and proof of stupid deities? -- Cliff |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote:
Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. I even went to Vietnam http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch26.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam...-noframes.html 1945 First American Dies in Vietnam Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey, head of American OSS mission, was killed by Vietminh troops while driving a jeep to the airport. Reports later indicated that his death was due to a case of mistaken identity -- he had been mistaken for a Frenchman. Care to offer up an apology? I didnt think so. Gunner " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote:
Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military.. You are aware that the US got most of its rubber from Vietnam up to that point? A timeline.... September, 1940 Japanese troops occupy Indochina, but allow the French to continue their colonial adminstration of the area. Japan's move into southern part of Vietnam in July 1941 sparks an oil boycott by the U.S. and Great Britain. The resulting oil shortage strengthens Japan's desire to risk war against the U.S. and Britain. 1945 An OSS (Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA) team parachutes into Ho Chi Minh's jungle camp in northern Vietnam and saves Ho Chi Minh who is ill with malaria and other tropical diseases. August, 1945 Japan surrenders. Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh, a guerilla army. Bao Dai abdicates after a general uprising led by the Viet Minh. September, 1945 Seven OSS officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel A. Peter Dewey, land in Saigon to liberate Allied war prisoners, search for missing Americans, and gather intelligence. September 2, 1945 Ho Chi Minh reads Vietnam's Declaration of Independence to end 80 years of colonialism under French rule and establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi. Vietnam is divided north and south. September 26, 1945 OSS Lieutenant Dewey killed in Saigon, the first American to be killed in Vietnam. French and Vietminh spokesmen blame each other for his death. November, 1946 Ho Chi Minh attempts to negotiate the end of colonial rule with the French without success. The French army shells Haiphong harbor in November, killing over 6,000 Vietnamese civilians, and, by December, open war between France and the Viet Minh begins. Return to Top 1950 The U.S., recognizing Boa Dai's regime as legitimate, begins to subsidize the French in Vietnam; the Chinese Communists, having won their civil war in 1949, begin to supply weapons to the Viet Minh. August 3, 1950 A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) of 35 men arrives in Saigon. By the end of the year, the U.S. is bearing half of the cost of France's war effort in Vietnam. May 7, 1954 The French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu. General Vo Nguyen Giap commands the Viet Minh forces. France is forced to withdraw. The French-indochina War ends. See also: Dien Bien Phu: A Vietnamese Perspective Dien Bien Phu: A Website of the Battle June, 1954 The CIA establishes a military mission in Saigon. Bao Dai selects Ngo Dinh Diem as prime minster of his government. July 20, 1954 The Geneva Conference on Indochina declares a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel with the North under Communist rule and the South under the leadership of Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem. October 24, 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges support to Diem's government and military forces. 1955 The U.S.-backed Ngo Dinh Diem organizes the Republic of Vietnam as an independent nation; declares himself president. 1956 Fighting begins between the North and the South. July 8, 1959 The first American combat deaths in Vietnam occur when Viet Cong attack Bien Hoa billets; two servicemen are killed. Return to Top 1960 The National Liberation Front (NLF)--called the Viet Cong--is founded in South Vietnam. February, 1961 The U.S. military buildup in Vietnam begins with combat advisors. President John F. Kennedy declares that they will respond if fired upon. June 16, 1963 A Buddhist monk immolates himself in Saigon. Buddhist demonstrations occurred from May through August. June 20, 1964 General William Westmoreland succeeds General Paul Harkins as head of the U.S. forces (MACV) in Vietnam. November 1, 1963 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. May 4, 1964 Trade embargo imposed on North Vietnam in response to attacks from the North on South Vietnam. August 2 and 4, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Incident. North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the U.S. destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin. A second attack allegedly occurs on August 4. August 5, 1964 President Lyndon Johnson asks Congress for a resolution against North Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Congress debates. August 7, 1964 Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allows the president to take any necessary measures to repel further attacks and to provide military assistance to any South Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) member. Senators Wayne L. Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska cast the only dissenting votes. President Johnson orders the bombing of North Vietnam. For additional information, see New Light on Gulf of Tonkin, McNamara Asks Giap, "What Happened at Tonkin Gulf?", and 30-Year Anniversary: Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched the Vietnam War. March 8-9, 1965 The first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam. April 6-8, 1965 President Johnson authorizes the use of U.S. ground combat troops for offensive operations. The next day he offers North Vietnam aid in exchange for peace. North Vietnam rejects the offer. April 17, 1965 Students for a Democratic Society sponsor the first major anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. June, 1965 Generals Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu seize the South Vietnamese government. October 15-16, 1965 Anti-war protests are held in about 40 American cities. November 14-16, 1965 The first major military engagement occurs between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces. September, 1967 Thieu is elected president of South Vietnam. Oct. 21-23, 1967 50,000 people demonstrate against the war in Washington, D.C. January 21, 1968 The battle of Khe Sanh begins, ending six months later. January 31, 1968 The Tet Offensive. Communist forces launch attacks on Hue´ and 31 other South Vietnamese provincial capitals and military bases. One assault team gets inside the walls of the U.S. embassy in Saigon but is driven back. American Perspective Vietnamese Perspective March 16, 1968 150 unarmed Vietnamese civilians are killed by members of U.S. Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr.'s platoon at My Lai. March 22, 1968 President Lyndon Johnson names General William Westmoreland as Army Chief of Staff. He was replaced in Vietnam by General Creighton W. Abrams . May 10, 1968 The Paris peace talks begin between U. S. and Vietnamese officials. May 10-20, 1969 The battle for Hamburger Hill June 8, 1969 President Richard Nixon announces the first troop withdrawals from South Vietnam September 3, 1969 Ho Chi Minh dies. November 15, 1969 250,000 people demonstrate against the war in Washington, D.C. December 1, 1969 The first draft lottery since 1942 begins. Return to Top March 10, 1970 Captain Ernest Medina charged with murder for the murders at My Lai. Events leading up the the My Lai Courts-Martial begin, ending with the conviction of Lieutenant William Calley on March 29, 1970. April 30, 1970 The armies of the U.S. and South Vietnam invade Cambodia to roust North Vietnamese troops. The invasion sparks campus protests. May 4, 1970 Four students are killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio. The killings sparked hundreds of protest activities across college campuses in the United States. Some protesters, like those at the University of New Mexico, were met with violence. See: The United Sates Anti-War Movement and the Vietnam War and New Mexico State Police Association. May 6, 1970 More than 100 colleges are closed due to student riots over he invasion of Cambodia. February, 1971 South Vietnam and the U.S. invade Laos in an attempt to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail. December 18, 1972 Christmas bombing of Hanoi and North Vietnam begins. December 24, 1972 1972 Bob Hope gives his last show to U.S. servicemen in Saigon. It was his 9th consecutive Christmas show in Vietnam. President Nixon suspends Operation Linebacker II for 36 hours to mark the Christmas holiday. December 28, 1972 Tthe North Vietnamese announced that they will return to Paris if Nixon ends the bombing. The bombing campaign was halted and the negotiators met during the first week of January, 1973. January 23, 1973 United States, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam sign Paris Peace Accords, ending American combat role in war. U.S. military draft ends. A cease-fire goes into effect 5 days later. March 29, 1973 Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam. February 12-27, 1973 POWs begin to come home as part of Operation Homecoming April 1, 1973 Hanoi releases last 591 acknowledged American POWs. September 16, 1974 President Gerald Ford offers clemency to draft evaders and military deserters. April 21, 1975 South Vietnamese President Thieu resigns. April 29-30, 1975 Saigon falls. U. S. Navy evacuates U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese refugees. The last American combat death in Vietnam occurs. South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders. American Perspective Vietnamese Perspective April 30, 1975 North Vietnamese forces take over Saigon; South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam, ending the war and reunifying the country under communist control, forming the Independent Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Washington extends embargo to all of Vietnam. May 12, 1975 The U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez is seized by the Khmer Rouge in international waters in the Gulf of Siam. The ship, owned by Sea-Land Corporation, was en route to Sattahip, Thailand, from Hong-Kong, carrying a non-arms cargo for military bases in Thailand. December, 1978 Vietnam invades Cambodia and topples Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government, ending its reign of terror. 1979 Western European countries and non-communist Asian nations support U.S.-led embargo against Vietnam, in protest against invasion of Cambodia. Return to Top February, 1982 Vietnam agrees to talks on American MIAs. November 11, 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, "The Wall," is dedicated in Washington, D.C. 1988 Vietnam begins cooperation with United States to resolve fate of American servicemen missing in action (MIA). September/October, 1988 United States and Vietnam conduct first joint field investigations on MIAs. September 1989 Vietnam completes Cambodia withdrawal. Return to Top April 21, 1991 United States and Vietnam agree to establish U.S. office in Hanoi to help determine MIAs' fate. Washington presentes Hanoi with a roadmap for phased normalization of relations and the lifting of the embargo. October, 1991 Vietnam supports U.N. peace plan for Cambodia. Secretary of State James Baker says Washington is ready to take steps towards normalizing relations with Hanoi. Washington presents Hanoi with ''roadmap'' plan for phased normalization of relations and lifting of U.S. embargo. December, 1991 Washington lifts ban on organized U.S. travel to Vietnam. 1992 Vietnam's Constitution adopted. April 29, 1992 Washington eases trade embargo by allowing commercial sales to Vietnam that meet basic human needs, lifts restrictions on projects by American non-governmental and non-profit groups, and allows establishment of telecommunications links with Vietnam. October, 1992 Retired General John Vessey, U.S. presidential envoy on MIA issue, makes sixth trip to Hanoi, obtains Vietnamese agreement on wider MIA cooperation, which Washington describes as a breakthrough. December 14, 1992 President George Bush grants permission for U.S. companies open offices, sign contracts and do feasibility studies in Vietnam. July 2, 1993 President Bill Clinton ends U.S. opposition to settlement of Vietnam's $140 million arrears to the International Monetary Fund, clearing the way for the resumption of international lending to Vietnam. September 13, 1993 President Clinton eases economic sanctions against Vietnam to allow American firms to bid on development projects financed by international banks, another step toward normalization. January 16, 1994 Admiral Charles Larson, head of U.S. Pacific Command visits Vietnam, the highest-ranking active-duty U.S. military officer to do so since the war's end. He concludes that lifting the trade embargo would help efforts to account for Americans missing from the war. January 27, 1994 Backed by broad bipartisan support, the Senate approves non-binding resolution urging President Clinton to lift embargo, a move they felt would help get a full account of Americans still listed as missing in the Vietnam War. February 3, 1994 President Clinton announces the lifting of the trade embargo. October 5, 1994 House passes bill saying MIA accounting should remain central to U.S. policy in Vietnam and the main function of a U.S. liaison office in Vietnam. January 27, 1995 U.S. and Vietnam sign agreements settling old property claims and establishing liaison offices in each other's capitals. April 30, 1995 Vietnam celebrates the 20th anniversary of the end of the war. May 15, 1995 Vietnam gives U.S. presidential delegation batch of documents on missing Americans, later hailed by Pentagon as most detailed and informative of their kind. May 23, 1995 Senators John Kerry (D, Mass) and John McCain (R,-Ariz.), both Vietnam veterans, urge Clinton to normalize relations. May 31, 1995 Vietnam turns over 100 pages of maps and reports about U.S. servicemen killed or captured during the war. An American veteran's map helps locate a mass grave of communist soldiers killed during the war. June 1995 Senators Kerry and McCain say they plan to offer a Senate resolution approving normalized relations with Vietnam. Secretary of State Warren Christopher recommends to President Clinton that the United States establish formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam. State Department praises Hanoi authorities for increasing counter-narcotics cooperation with the United States. Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh announces he will visit the United States in October for a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. July 11, 1995 President Clinton announces normalization of relations with Vietnam, saying the time has come to move forward and bind up the wounds from the war. July 28, 1995 Vietnam becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). August 5, 1995 Secretary of State Warren Christopher opens U.S. embassy in Hanoi. September 4, 1995 Former President George Bush visits Vietnam. November 7-10, 1995 Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara visits Vietnam. July 12, 1996 U.S. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake visits Hanoi to mark the first anniversary of normalization of relations. April 10, 1997 Former POW Douglas "Pete" Peterson is confirmed by the Senate as the first ambassador to Vietnam since the end of the war and the first ever to be posted to Hanoi. Vietnam's Le Van Bang is confirmed as Vietnam's ambassador to the United States. April 16, 1997 U.S. and Vietnam reach copyright protection agreement, a step toward Most Favored Nation status. May 9, 1997 Ambassador Peterson arrives in Hanoi to take up his new post. Ambassador Le Van Bang arrived in Washington on May 7. June 24, 1997 Secretary of State Madeline Albright arrives in Vietnam on an official visit. March 10, 1998 President Clinton waives the The Jackson-Vanik Amendment for Vietnam, allowing American investors in Vietnam to compete more effectively in Vietnam and to receive financial help from U.S. government agencies such as the Export-Import Bank. April 15, 1998 Pol Pot dies Return to Top July 13, 2000 The United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and Vietnam's Trade Minister Vu Khoan sign a major trade agreement intended to provide Vietnam with access to the U.S.market on the same terms granted to most other nations. Vietnam agrees to lower tariffs and other trade barriers on American products and services. The trade agreement is the last step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and Vietnam. November 16-19, 2000 President Bill Clinton and his family, Hillary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea, arrived in Hanoi for a historic visit. Clinton was the first President to visit Vietnam since President Nixon's visit in 1969. The purpose of Clinton's trip was to discuss relations between the two countries. Clinton said, "I think it is time to write a new chapter here." See President Clinton's Visit to Vietnam. July 24-26, 2001 Secretary of State Colin Powell pays a three-day visit to Vietnam where he attended the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi. It was Powell's first visit to Vietnam since he served in the war in 1969. October 3, 2001 The United States Senate approves an agreement normalizing trade between the United States and Vietnam. November 28, 2001 Vietnam's National Assembly ratifies the trade agreement with the United States but warned that any U.S. interference in Vietnam's internal affairs could jeopardize implementation of the agreement. The Vietnamese government voiced strong concerns over the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of a Vietnam Human Rights Act which ties future U.S. non-humanitarian aid to improvements in Vietnam's human rights record. November 10, 2003 U.S. S ecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with Vietnam's Defense Minister Pham Van Tra. This was the first time a senior Vietnamese military official has visited Washington. November 19, 2003 Navy missile frigate USS Vandegrift docked in the port of Ho Chi Minh City, a symbolic act aimed at boosting relations between Vietnam and the United States. Many of the crew were sons and daughters of Vietnam War veterans. It was the first U.S. ship to dock in Vietnam since the end of the war. January 14, 2004 Nguyen Cao Ky, who served as premier of South Vietnam until 1967 and then as vice president from 1967 to 1971, paid a visit to relatives in Vietnam for the Tet holiday. Permission for the visit was given by the Vietnamese government. The visit caused controversy among overseas Vietnamese who felt it would legitimize the current government in Vietnam. Ky fled to the United States prior to the fall of Saigon in 1975. " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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Gunner wrote:
On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote:
Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Yes of course, you are right here. We should still be fighting there, and even more US soldiers should have died. That would have been much better. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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Gunner wrote:
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... .............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom |
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I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:17:33 GMT in rec.crafts.metalworking : Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Don't be so harsh on him. It could also mean he's a post Vatican II Catholic, or a Protestant victim of public education. Verb Sap and all that. tschus pyotr -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone." |
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On 8 Feb 2005 10:33:04 -0800, jim rozen
wrote: In article , Gunner says... victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Yes of course, you are right here. We should still be fighting there, and even more US soldiers should have died. That would have been much better. Jim Why would you say that? Nixon got us OUT of Vietnam and his Vietnamization plans had the South doing exceptionally well and largely putting the North on the run. Then the Dems cut off funding and aid, the bullets bombs and fuel ran out and in 1975, the forces of North Vietnam drove into Siagon over the corpses of our allies. Im sure all those people that went to the Reeducation camps or mass graves thanked you Democrats from the bottom of their maggot infested eye sockets. Gunner " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:38:30 -0800, Tom wrote:
Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner Yeah? How could Truman have "involved" the military in 1941? Instead of getting all emotional, try for once to bring a little historical accuracy to your posts, then you may not have to deal with these critiques which obviously sffect your blood pressure. Tom I did bring historical accuracy to my post. You snipped it for some bizzare reason only known to you. Ill repost it so you can pick out the inaccurate parts Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military.. You are aware that the US got most of its rubber from Vietnam up to that point? A timeline.... September, 1940 Japanese troops occupy Indochina, but allow the French to continue their colonial adminstration of the area. Japan's move into southern part of Vietnam in July 1941 sparks an oil boycott by the U.S. and Great Britain. The resulting oil shortage strengthens Japan's desire to risk war against the U.S. and Britain. 1945 An OSS (Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA) team parachutes into Ho Chi Minh's jungle camp in northern Vietnam and saves Ho Chi Minh who is ill with malaria and other tropical diseases. August, 1945 Japan surrenders. Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh, a guerilla army. Bao Dai abdicates after a general uprising led by the Viet Minh. September, 1945 Seven OSS officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel A. Peter Dewey, land in Saigon to liberate Allied war prisoners, search for missing Americans, and gather intelligence. September 2, 1945 Ho Chi Minh reads Vietnam's Declaration of Independence to end 80 years of colonialism under French rule and establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi. Vietnam is divided north and south. September 26, 1945 OSS Lieutenant Dewey killed in Saigon, the first American to be killed in Vietnam. French and Vietminh spokesmen blame each other for his death. November, 1946 Ho Chi Minh attempts to negotiate the end of colonial rule with the French without success. The French army shells Haiphong harbor in November, killing over 6,000 Vietnamese civilians, and, by December, open war between France and the Viet Minh begins. Return to Top 1950 The U.S., recognizing Boa Dai's regime as legitimate, begins to subsidize the French in Vietnam; the Chinese Communists, having won their civil war in 1949, begin to supply weapons to the Viet Minh. August 3, 1950 A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) of 35 men arrives in Saigon. By the end of the year, the U.S. is bearing half of the cost of France's war effort in Vietnam. May 7, 1954 The French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu. General Vo Nguyen Giap commands the Viet Minh forces. France is forced to withdraw. The French-indochina War ends. See also: Dien Bien Phu: A Vietnamese Perspective Dien Bien Phu: A Website of the Battle June, 1954 The CIA establishes a military mission in Saigon. Bao Dai selects Ngo Dinh Diem as prime minster of his government. July 20, 1954 The Geneva Conference on Indochina declares a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel with the North under Communist rule and the South under the leadership of Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem. October 24, 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges support to Diem's government and military forces. 1955 The U.S.-backed Ngo Dinh Diem organizes the Republic of Vietnam as an independent nation; declares himself president. 1956 Fighting begins between the North and the South. July 8, 1959 The first American combat deaths in Vietnam occur when Viet Cong attack Bien Hoa billets; two servicemen are killed. Return to Top 1960 The National Liberation Front (NLF)--called the Viet Cong--is founded in South Vietnam. February, 1961 The U.S. military buildup in Vietnam begins with combat advisors. President John F. Kennedy declares that they will respond if fired upon. June 16, 1963 A Buddhist monk immolates himself in Saigon. Buddhist demonstrations occurred from May through August. June 20, 1964 General William Westmoreland succeeds General Paul Harkins as head of the U.S. forces (MACV) in Vietnam. November 1, 1963 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. May 4, 1964 Trade embargo imposed on North Vietnam in response to attacks from the North on South Vietnam. August 2 and 4, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Incident. North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the U.S. destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin. A second attack allegedly occurs on August 4. August 5, 1964 President Lyndon Johnson asks Congress for a resolution against North Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Congress debates. August 7, 1964 Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allows the president to take any necessary measures to repel further attacks and to provide military assistance to any South Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) member. Senators Wayne L. Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska cast the only dissenting votes. President Johnson orders the bombing of North Vietnam. For additional information, see New Light on Gulf of Tonkin, McNamara Asks Giap, "What Happened at Tonkin Gulf?", and 30-Year Anniversary: Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched the Vietnam War. March 8-9, 1965 The first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam. April 6-8, 1965 President Johnson authorizes the use of U.S. ground combat troops for offensive operations. The next day he offers North Vietnam aid in exchange for peace. North Vietnam rejects the offer. April 17, 1965 Students for a Democratic Society sponsor the first major anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. June, 1965 Generals Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu seize the South Vietnamese government. October 15-16, 1965 Anti-war protests are held in about 40 American cities. November 14-16, 1965 The first major military engagement occurs between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces. September, 1967 Thieu is elected president of South Vietnam. Oct. 21-23, 1967 50,000 people demonstrate against the war in Washington, D.C. January 21, 1968 The battle of Khe Sanh begins, ending six months later. January 31, 1968 The Tet Offensive. Communist forces launch attacks on Hue´ and 31 other South Vietnamese provincial capitals and military bases. One assault team gets inside the walls of the U.S. embassy in Saigon but is driven back. American Perspective Vietnamese Perspective March 16, 1968 150 unarmed Vietnamese civilians are killed by members of U.S. Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr.'s platoon at My Lai. March 22, 1968 President Lyndon Johnson names General William Westmoreland as Army Chief of Staff. He was replaced in Vietnam by General Creighton W. Abrams . May 10, 1968 The Paris peace talks begin between U. S. and Vietnamese officials. May 10-20, 1969 The battle for Hamburger Hill June 8, 1969 President Richard Nixon announces the first troop withdrawals from South Vietnam September 3, 1969 Ho Chi Minh dies. November 15, 1969 250,000 people demonstrate against the war in Washington, D.C. December 1, 1969 The first draft lottery since 1942 begins. Return to Top March 10, 1970 Captain Ernest Medina charged with murder for the murders at My Lai. Events leading up the the My Lai Courts-Martial begin, ending with the conviction of Lieutenant William Calley on March 29, 1970. April 30, 1970 The armies of the U.S. and South Vietnam invade Cambodia to roust North Vietnamese troops. The invasion sparks campus protests. May 4, 1970 Four students are killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio. The killings sparked hundreds of protest activities across college campuses in the United States. Some protesters, like those at the University of New Mexico, were met with violence. See: The United Sates Anti-War Movement and the Vietnam War and New Mexico State Police Association. May 6, 1970 More than 100 colleges are closed due to student riots over he invasion of Cambodia. February, 1971 South Vietnam and the U.S. invade Laos in an attempt to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail. December 18, 1972 Christmas bombing of Hanoi and North Vietnam begins. December 24, 1972 1972 Bob Hope gives his last show to U.S. servicemen in Saigon. It was his 9th consecutive Christmas show in Vietnam. President Nixon suspends Operation Linebacker II for 36 hours to mark the Christmas holiday. December 28, 1972 Tthe North Vietnamese announced that they will return to Paris if Nixon ends the bombing. The bombing campaign was halted and the negotiators met during the first week of January, 1973. January 23, 1973 United States, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam sign Paris Peace Accords, ending American combat role in war. U.S. military draft ends. A cease-fire goes into effect 5 days later. March 29, 1973 Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam. February 12-27, 1973 POWs begin to come home as part of Operation Homecoming April 1, 1973 Hanoi releases last 591 acknowledged American POWs. September 16, 1974 President Gerald Ford offers clemency to draft evaders and military deserters. April 21, 1975 South Vietnamese President Thieu resigns. April 29-30, 1975 Saigon falls. U. S. Navy evacuates U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese refugees. The last American combat death in Vietnam occurs. South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders. American Perspective Vietnamese Perspective April 30, 1975 North Vietnamese forces take over Saigon; South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam, ending the war and reunifying the country under communist control, forming the Independent Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Washington extends embargo to all of Vietnam. May 12, 1975 The U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez is seized by the Khmer Rouge in international waters in the Gulf of Siam. The ship, owned by Sea-Land Corporation, was en route to Sattahip, Thailand, from Hong-Kong, carrying a non-arms cargo for military bases in Thailand. December, 1978 Vietnam invades Cambodia and topples Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government, ending its reign of terror. 1979 Western European countries and non-communist Asian nations support U.S.-led embargo against Vietnam, in protest against invasion of Cambodia. Return to Top February, 1982 Vietnam agrees to talks on American MIAs. November 11, 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, "The Wall," is dedicated in Washington, D.C. 1988 Vietnam begins cooperation with United States to resolve fate of American servicemen missing in action (MIA). September/October, 1988 United States and Vietnam conduct first joint field investigations on MIAs. September 1989 Vietnam completes Cambodia withdrawal. Return to Top April 21, 1991 United States and Vietnam agree to establish U.S. office in Hanoi to help determine MIAs' fate. Washington presentes Hanoi with a roadmap for phased normalization of relations and the lifting of the embargo. October, 1991 Vietnam supports U.N. peace plan for Cambodia. Secretary of State James Baker says Washington is ready to take steps towards normalizing relations with Hanoi. Washington presents Hanoi with ''roadmap'' plan for phased normalization of relations and lifting of U.S. embargo. December, 1991 Washington lifts ban on organized U.S. travel to Vietnam. 1992 Vietnam's Constitution adopted. April 29, 1992 Washington eases trade embargo by allowing commercial sales to Vietnam that meet basic human needs, lifts restrictions on projects by American non-governmental and non-profit groups, and allows establishment of telecommunications links with Vietnam. October, 1992 Retired General John Vessey, U.S. presidential envoy on MIA issue, makes sixth trip to Hanoi, obtains Vietnamese agreement on wider MIA cooperation, which Washington describes as a breakthrough. December 14, 1992 President George Bush grants permission for U.S. companies open offices, sign contracts and do feasibility studies in Vietnam. July 2, 1993 President Bill Clinton ends U.S. opposition to settlement of Vietnam's $140 million arrears to the International Monetary Fund, clearing the way for the resumption of international lending to Vietnam. September 13, 1993 President Clinton eases economic sanctions against Vietnam to allow American firms to bid on development projects financed by international banks, another step toward normalization. January 16, 1994 Admiral Charles Larson, head of U.S. Pacific Command visits Vietnam, the highest-ranking active-duty U.S. military officer to do so since the war's end. He concludes that lifting the trade embargo would help efforts to account for Americans missing from the war. January 27, 1994 Backed by broad bipartisan support, the Senate approves non-binding resolution urging President Clinton to lift embargo, a move they felt would help get a full account of Americans still listed as missing in the Vietnam War. February 3, 1994 President Clinton announces the lifting of the trade embargo. October 5, 1994 House passes bill saying MIA accounting should remain central to U.S. policy in Vietnam and the main function of a U.S. liaison office in Vietnam. January 27, 1995 U.S. and Vietnam sign agreements settling old property claims and establishing liaison offices in each other's capitals. April 30, 1995 Vietnam celebrates the 20th anniversary of the end of the war. May 15, 1995 Vietnam gives U.S. presidential delegation batch of documents on missing Americans, later hailed by Pentagon as most detailed and informative of their kind. May 23, 1995 Senators John Kerry (D, Mass) and John McCain (R,-Ariz.), both Vietnam veterans, urge Clinton to normalize relations. May 31, 1995 Vietnam turns over 100 pages of maps and reports about U.S. servicemen killed or captured during the war. An American veteran's map helps locate a mass grave of communist soldiers killed during the war. June 1995 Senators Kerry and McCain say they plan to offer a Senate resolution approving normalized relations with Vietnam. Secretary of State Warren Christopher recommends to President Clinton that the United States establish formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam. State Department praises Hanoi authorities for increasing counter-narcotics cooperation with the United States. Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh announces he will visit the United States in October for a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. July 11, 1995 President Clinton announces normalization of relations with Vietnam, saying the time has come to move forward and bind up the wounds from the war. July 28, 1995 Vietnam becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). August 5, 1995 Secretary of State Warren Christopher opens U.S. embassy in Hanoi. September 4, 1995 Former President George Bush visits Vietnam. November 7-10, 1995 Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara visits Vietnam. July 12, 1996 U.S. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake visits Hanoi to mark the first anniversary of normalization of relations. April 10, 1997 Former POW Douglas "Pete" Peterson is confirmed by the Senate as the first ambassador to Vietnam since the end of the war and the first ever to be posted to Hanoi. Vietnam's Le Van Bang is confirmed as Vietnam's ambassador to the United States. April 16, 1997 U.S. and Vietnam reach copyright protection agreement, a step toward Most Favored Nation status. May 9, 1997 Ambassador Peterson arrives in Hanoi to take up his new post. Ambassador Le Van Bang arrived in Washington on May 7. June 24, 1997 Secretary of State Madeline Albright arrives in Vietnam on an official visit. March 10, 1998 President Clinton waives the The Jackson-Vanik Amendment for Vietnam, allowing American investors in Vietnam to compete more effectively in Vietnam and to receive financial help from U.S. government agencies such as the Export-Import Bank. April 15, 1998 Pol Pot dies Return to Top July 13, 2000 The United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and Vietnam's Trade Minister Vu Khoan sign a major trade agreement intended to provide Vietnam with access to the U.S.market on the same terms granted to most other nations. Vietnam agrees to lower tariffs and other trade barriers on American products and services. The trade agreement is the last step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and Vietnam. November 16-19, 2000 President Bill Clinton and his family, Hillary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea, arrived in Hanoi for a historic visit. Clinton was the first President to visit Vietnam since President Nixon's visit in 1969. The purpose of Clinton's trip was to discuss relations between the two countries. Clinton said, "I think it is time to write a new chapter here." See President Clinton's Visit to Vietnam. July 24-26, 2001 Secretary of State Colin Powell pays a three-day visit to Vietnam where he attended the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi. It was Powell's first visit to Vietnam since he served in the war in 1969. October 3, 2001 The United States Senate approves an agreement normalizing trade between the United States and Vietnam. November 28, 2001 Vietnam's National Assembly ratifies the trade agreement with the United States but warned that any U.S. interference in Vietnam's internal affairs could jeopardize implementation of the agreement. The Vietnamese government voiced strong concerns over the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of a Vietnam Human Rights Act which ties future U.S. non-humanitarian aid to improvements in Vietnam's human rights record. November 10, 2003 U.S. S ecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with Vietnam's Defense Minister Pham Van Tra. This was the first time a senior Vietnamese military official has visited Washington. November 19, 2003 Navy missile frigate USS Vandegrift docked in the port of Ho Chi Minh City, a symbolic act aimed at boosting relations between Vietnam and the United States. Many of the crew were sons and daughters of Vietnam War veterans. It was the first U.S. ship to dock in Vietnam since the end of the war. January 14, 2004 Nguyen Cao Ky, who served as premier of South Vietnam until 1967 and then as vice president from 1967 to 1971, paid a visit to relatives in Vietnam for the Tet holiday. Permission for the visit was given by the Vietnamese government. The visit caused controversy among overseas Vietnamese who felt it would legitimize the current government in Vietnam. Ky fled to the United States prior to the fall of Saigon in 1975. " We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible." |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:37:27 -0800, Tom wrote:
Gunner wrote: On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:38:30 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner Yeah? How could Truman have "involved" the military in 1941? Instead of getting all emotional, try for once to bring a little historical accuracy to your posts, then you may not have to deal with these critiques which obviously sffect your blood pressure. Tom I did bring historical accuracy to my post. You snipped it for some bizzare reason only known to you. Ill repost it so you can pick out the inaccurate parts Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military.. LOL, you still don't get it! I didn't snip anything that related to Truman, Truman never gets another mention. Anything in 1945 is Truman related. What I suggest you do is go back to total copy & paste, then we'll have to blame someone else. Your slovenly composition really aren't the trouble. Your point is? Tom PS Only 50% of US imports of rubber were from French Indo-China then. Sure it wasnt 50.001%? Or perhaps 52%...or maybe 55%? Did you round up or down and how did you average production? 10yr span? 30 yr span? 60 second span? Inquiring minds want to know. Gunner Rule #35 "That which does not kill you, has made a huge tactical error" |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner Yeah? How could Truman have "involved" the military in 1941? Instead of getting all emotional, try for once to bring a little historical accuracy to your posts, then you may not have to deal with these critiques which obviously sffect your blood pressure. Tom |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:19:44 -0800, Tom wrote:
Sure it wasnt 50.001%? Or perhaps 52%...or maybe 55%? Did you round up or down and how did you average production? 10yr span? 30 yr span? 60 second span? Inquiring minds want to know. Gunner Schizo, that I can believe. Introspection on your part is always good. See my previous suggestion about contacting a mental health professional. Remember Tom, even though you may be perfectly happy to go through life half mad...its got to be rough on your family. Do it for the children. Gunner Rule #35 "That which does not kill you, has made a huge tactical error" |
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I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner wrote back on Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:17:33 GMT in rec.crafts.metalworking : Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Don't be so harsh on him. It could also mean he's a post Vatican II Catholic, or a Protestant victim of public education. Verb Sap and all that. tschus pyotr E contrario |
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Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:38:30 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner Yeah? How could Truman have "involved" the military in 1941? Instead of getting all emotional, try for once to bring a little historical accuracy to your posts, then you may not have to deal with these critiques which obviously sffect your blood pressure. Tom I did bring historical accuracy to my post. You snipped it for some bizzare reason only known to you. Ill repost it so you can pick out the inaccurate parts Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military.. LOL, you still don't get it! I didn't snip anything that related to Truman, Truman never gets another mention. What I suggest you do is go back to total copy & paste, then we'll have to blame someone else. Your slovenly composition really aren't the trouble. Tom PS Only 50% of US imports of rubber were from French Indo-China then. |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:37:27 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:38:30 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:23:19 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:41:09 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:16:49 -0800, Tom wrote: Gunner wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 05:03:14 -0800, jim rozen wrote: In article , Gunner says... Ayup..history is somehow overlooked when you hate Bush. Ah, amnesia. It gets forgotten when you embrace him too. All the bush-huggers seem to have forgotten about a place in southeast asia where we spend a little time, a few dollars, and a few american lives. We're doing the same thing in the middle east. But we're *happy* about it because we forgot what a 20 year war does. Jim Are you referring to a war that first involved the US in 1941, by a Democrat President (Truman), then escalated by another Democrat President, (Kennedy), seriously escalated by another Democrat President (LBJ), was spun and twisted by Democrat media that showed every US victory to be a US loss, turned over the the now nearly victorious South Vietnamese, and withdrawn from by a Republican President (Nixon), then was defunded and ultimately lost because of Democrat Congress critters? That war? Gunner Truman? Did you ever go to school? LOL Tom Actually Tom, apparently unlike you..I did. Extraneous crap cut... ............. Gunner Perhaps then you would like to cite the school text that states Truman was president in 1941? I didn't think so.. Tom Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military...... 500+ lines of avoidance of the issue, cut. You wrote that President Truman (Democrat) started the "War" in 1941... He didn't, fact. Tom You are unaware of what Mea Culpa means? Its evident that your agenda of hate and spew is effecting your judgement. Gunner Yeah? How could Truman have "involved" the military in 1941? Instead of getting all emotional, try for once to bring a little historical accuracy to your posts, then you may not have to deal with these critiques which obviously sffect your blood pressure. Tom I did bring historical accuracy to my post. You snipped it for some bizzare reason only known to you. Ill repost it so you can pick out the inaccurate parts Mea culpa. I should have mentioned that Rosevelt started an oil boycott against the Japanese in 1941, (Pre-Pearl Harbor) but it was Truman that involved the military.. LOL, you still don't get it! I didn't snip anything that related to Truman, Truman never gets another mention. Anything in 1945 is Truman related. What I suggest you do is go back to total copy & paste, then we'll have to blame someone else. Your slovenly composition really aren't the trouble. Your point is? Tom PS Only 50% of US imports of rubber were from French Indo-China then. Sure it wasnt 50.001%? Or perhaps 52%...or maybe 55%? Did you round up or down and how did you average production? 10yr span? 30 yr span? 60 second span? Inquiring minds want to know. Gunner Schizo, that I can believe. |
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