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To: Hoa Hao who wrote (97266)	1/27/2005 10:58:04 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793750

"Read my lips, no new taxes." That campaign promise lasted about two years. Most of the terrorists are fighting for an esoteric concept. They do not understand the plan. Nor, imo, do their leaders. They generally do not have the goal of attaining great personal power. The left wing demos, on the other hand, are fighting for real power. The difference is the terrorists are willing to die to kill us. The demos just want us to die. They do not even want to fight. Who wins? I still don't know. Both the terrorists and the American left-wing could win bits and pieces. I continue to believe this war is far from settled. We cannot afford to have the MSM spotlight shining continuously on Kerry, Boxer, et al, and expect to win. We seem to be losing a lot of steam from our willingness to defend freedom. That even appears to be quite obvious to me right here on this thread.

To: Hoa Hao who wrote (97266)	1/28/2005 11:36:13 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793750

The following was attributed to the NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge) of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates. It should be put on a card and given to every member of the armed forces: "Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn't worry about what workout to do---his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The True Believer doesn't care "how hard it is"; he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn't go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the Cause. Now, who wants to quit?"