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To: tsigprofit who wrote (485983)	11/3/2003 4:14:17 PM
From: Tech Master	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What are you worried about? If things get really dicey.... we'll just bust out the MOABs... and have a carpet bombing party. Let Allah sort 'em out... Then we'll hire Halliburton to turn Iraq into one gigantic convenience store that gives away free gas and slushees. We'll stock the magazine racks with harcore porn and fill the shelves with American smokes.... I bet that we can get top dollar for good porn and smokes there... what do you think?

To: tsigprofit who wrote (485983)	11/3/2003 4:28:39 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

they still managed to beat the tar out of our much more fully armed to the teeth modern forces! Name me a battle the US forces lost in Vietnam. That war was lost back here. Because of <T-word> like you! You ignore something else: technology. We have more of it and its bigger and badder than then. And as Tech says, if things get rough, we have the MOAB.

To: tsigprofit who wrote (485983)	11/3/2003 7:37:10 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Seems pretty different to me. 1. Vietnam was lush jungle and mountain terrain, harboring extensive tunnel systems to move, store, house, and replenish supplies and troops. It was maddening to us. Iraq's topography can't support that kind of defense and supply route, and isn't really relevant, because there's no massive influx of troops or supplies. 2. North Vietnam was largely a client state of China. We didn't want to start a world war, so we didn't aggressively go after North Vietnam. Saddam doesn't have a Sugar Daddy like North Vietnam did, although France and a couple other of our former buddies might warrant a close look. 3. Just a thought: If we can lure the terrorists from all over the globe to fight Jihad in Iraq, WONDERFUL! Would you rather battle them in the streets of New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, L.A., Boston, Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, Phoenix, Dallas, Portland, Columbus, New Orleans, or Milwaukee? (Multiple choice so you can pick one, if you like).