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I am still afraid Bush n Congress are promising more than the can deliver. Our Armed Forces are in a sorry state compared to how we stood before Bubba took over in 1993. A Desert Storm would not go smoothly now as it did in 1991, I have heard and read. As one small example in1990-1991 90% of our supplies and material were swiftly transported to Saudi Arabia by US ships. Today, that figure could be only 10% Fortunately our enemies [Afghanistan] are now small. But do not think we can just bomb the ever-loving crap out of even a backward country like that one and prevail. There is literally almost nothing there to destroy, except huts, villages, caves, tunnels and footpaths. Like the Soviets found out 25 years ago, it would be almost like bombing a graveyard; trying to kill people already dead. We're going to have to insert ground forces to catch this guy, which I don't think there is any way we can fail to accomplish that if other countries keep their borders closed, as they have promised to do. I just don't think it is going to provide the almost instant gratification that Desert Storm did - and that was against an enemy who had not directly wronged the US! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Grskovich" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: Non- PD Re: just mulling on a few questions ... > In a message dated 9/15/01 11:36:09 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: > > << no situation is black and white >> > > Maybe, the WTCs and the people in it will reappear tomorrow. Maybe, the > thousands of newly orphaned children will have a parent to once again tuck > them into bed. Well, maybe not one of us is always all white but we sure > should have no trouble seeing evil when it tries this hard to catch our > attention. > > It might be more appropriate, for some of us, not to spend as much time in > the future trying to jam rifle barrels with flowers, but, instead, to learn > how a simple Bic pen can be used as an effective weapon of self-defense > against someone armed with only a carton cutter. If the attacking person is > dedicated, then, civilization requires that the intended victims must be > equally driven toward some practical reaction. It is understandable that > apparently passengers in three of the four planes were unprepared mentally > for this new, more dangerous world. In the future, after this experience, we > have a greater responsibility near the end than saying good-bye to our love > ones. Survival now requires that more of us open our eyes and look at evil > directly in the face. Even, the weak and aged should be able to conjure up a > distraction or two. > > Ed g > > Ed g > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn