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To: Bilow who wrote (9367)	11/8/2001 5:27:48 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Carl, Once again, you blow me away with your thoroughness and complete ease in matters military. I'm glad there's folks like you and your buddies on our side. Cause the pals I selected were highly unlikely to shoot themselves in the foot, or even own a gun, for that matter. <g> You're encouraging me to believe that we're superior to the enemy. Whether that's hubris, or an accurate assessment.... only time will tell. Of course, we're totally dominant in terms of armaments, training and all the usual means of success. The only thing I wonder about is the zeal for a fight that the enemy has. Perhaps enough softening up of the front line troops, as we are doing outside Masar-i-Sharif, will turn them to jello like it did the Iraqi troops. Let's hope so. I'll readily admit to your superior knowledge of the mechanics of fighting. I was always one to speculate on "big picture" stuff. Like, does this war make sense? So far, I'm pretty sanguine about this one. I think we'll have a much better idea where we stand by next September. We haven't really even started. -R.

To: Bilow who wrote (9367)	11/8/2001 7:26:24 AM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 281500

helluva post. kudos to you.

To: Bilow who wrote (9367)	11/8/2001 1:35:50 PM
From: Carolyn	Respond to of 281500

Fantastic post Carl! You really laid it all out, quite well. Thank you.