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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Earlie who wrote (83204)	8/22/2000 1:59:47 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hi Earlie; Re returning or not from the second WW. My uncle didn't make it, and my dad gets a bit lost in thought whenever the anniversary rolls around. Re Germany's u-boats. I understand that this service had the highest death rate of any armed service in the war, 70%. I dang near ended up in the US nuclear submarine fleet. For a youth of 22 to have to consider the possibility of being ordered to send hydrogen bombs to many millions of more or less innocent civilians... Realizing that the cold war is now truly dead and cold is one of the things that never fails to brighten my day. Most of the time fully polarized great power conflicts end in horrible conflict, but this time, the most important time ever, we avoided the full conflagration. (Thank God!) This world really hasn't been without a great power conflict situation since 1914. Now almost the whole world is democratic and capitalist, or at least slowly drifting that way, and we don't even bother to rattle sabers at each other, but instead make inconsequential demands that the other guy allow us to sell him more food. The transition to full peace time will take another decade I suppose. (And then, the End of History?) When I contemplated the sub service in the late 80s, it still appeared that Communism was likely to win. Sad that Russia lost so many this past week. -- Carl

To: Earlie who wrote (83204)	8/22/2000 10:09:39 AM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Earlie, when I think of the tremendous sacrifices made by men like your father and his comrades it makes me angry that the American public twice elected could a draft dodger. I look forward to end of his term. Have you seen Lt. Col. Holmes affidavit concerning Clinton's evasion of the draft? freerepublic.com Lt. Col. Holmes a highly decorated officer of the United States Army, survivor of the Bataan Death March and 3-1/2 years as a POW of the Japanese, served 32 years in the army before retiring with 100% disability. His decorations include the Silver Star, 2 Brone Stars, 2 Legions of Merit, the Army Commendation Medal and many others. During the Vietnam War, he personally inducted both of his own sons into the service -- one for 3 years as a regular army enlisted man, and the other as a commissioned officer (after he had completed ROTC training). Mike