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I agree but I do not believe that all insurgents believe what they say they believe for public consumption and I would suggest you consider the fact most talk one thing when out of power and do quite...

Totally agree with you on this -- as always, my disagreement is limited to two factors:

- I believe you significantly misunderestimate the American domestic political impact on your proposed...

As an aside, I hope you'll point out that DA is ruining SF for lasting harm... :(That's the "differ."

Seems to me that you are spinning a simplistic solution to a complex problem (and one that...

AR 600-8-22, 11 Dec 2006, Para 8-49. k (1) says SF Colonels ain't authorized to be tired... ;)

However, given you are where you are, we can waive that.:cool:I'll vote for that. :wry:

I sure didn't.That's possible but far from certain.Is that DoD's call? I think not.You will? Will your wife still recognize you? ;)True, we'll get there -- may not do it your way or mine but it...

That would be, IMO, the 'No.' :wry:That would be the 'yes', with a tag-on that the bulk of our political effort is always expended internally; our domestic politics drive our international actions to...

Two very important truths...

There may be one out there but I know of no nation where the population is monolithic as implied. Not Norway, not Singapore. Not even the Vatican...

As for AQ and...

start 'em off with throwing rocks and then, when they get good, escalate to grenades...:D

The RPGs are for the teenagers who get those with which to be surly (in lieu of body piercing).:o
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-- those aren't 'hows,' they're really 'whats.' My question was HOW you get the US government and specifically, the Congress, to do those what thingys you have often suggested...:confused:

Well...

True on the fact that 'democracy' and colonialism have their own failures that have left fear and resentment in many places. Yet, most people I've talked to around the world over the years...

I don't find it amusing -- it's one of the most sensible things that's been posted on this board in a while. I know the ancient Chinese (and I think Bob's World) put a lot of stock in threes. Been...

He had the right idea but used some poor methodolgy to try to do what he thought needed to be done.

Lot of that going around...

That's a long way of saying that if you do not think Communism...