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To: michael97123 who wrote (62029)	8/20/2004 1:27:44 PM
From: jjkirk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

Re: "Stupid stupid stupid." Unlike WWII, we now battle for the minds of men? What are you, a shrink? The battle is punishment for their stupidity, not for their minds. You don't change peoples minds until pain is imminent or actually imposed. Only when we grab them by the bal_s, do their hearts and minds follow! Nothing has changed in warfare except the creation of the chattering classes that are afraid to commit to a wife, a life, a god, or a country. Don't lose sight of the fact that UW and I and millions more that have marched to the sound of the guns are not about war...we are about peace...there is peace only thru strength...prove it otherwise...you live in fear of the likes of China, of Russia, of muslims...where is your god?... jj

To: michael97123 who wrote (62029)	8/20/2004 1:58:06 PM
From: Gus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

What exactly did the Vietnamese do to us that would have warranted more carnage than we gave them. What an incredibly ignorant statement! 1.1 million people (including 58k US soldiers) died in the Vietnam war that started in 1965 and ended in 1975. At least 2.2 million people died in Communist hands after the US abandoned Vietnam in 1975. It amazes me that there are still people who insist that Vietnam was not worth fighting. What is scary is finding out that they are only doing so for the most petty of reasons and with utter disrespect for the people who fought that war. A 1980 Harris survey commissioned by the Veteran's administration, the most comprehensive ever done regarding those who served in Vietnam, revealed that 92% of those who served in combat were "glad they'd served their country"; 74%, "enjoyed their time in the military"; and 80% disagreed with the statement that "the U.S. took unfair advantage of me." NEARLY TWO OUT OF THREE WOULD GO TO VIETNAM AGAIN EVEN IF THEY KNEW HOW THE WAR WOULD END. The only national media report on the survey's results was an Associated Press story headlined "One in three would not serve again if asked." jameswebb.com