I'm more than a bit skeptical of this - given that almost the same thing was circulating in the 80's and early 90's. Moreover the complaints about the M-16 and praise of the M-14 is almost word for word stuff that was written in the late 60's. I suspect that the writer was talking of his own Vietnam experience than that of modern soldiers. Before it was that M-16's jammed in the rain and mud of Vietnam, now its they jam in the dust of Iraq. And in 20 years, assuming the same model of infantry rifle is still used, this writer, or his intellectual heirs, will be complaining that the M-16 jams in the snow of Siberia.
Actually I wouldn't be surprised if during the Roman empire many of the same complaints were made, spathas jammed frequently, everyone tries to get their hands on the old broad daggers rather than the modern stillettos etc. larry On 12/1/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > looks like someone published his text... wow. > > tw > > On 12/1/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Huh? > > > > This has been all over the news...for example: > > > > http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20051121-093501-9601r.htm > > > > --- On Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:19 AM, Tony scribed: --- > > > > > > to all my peeps of the cf-community... this is from one of my > > > dad's vietnam friends who has a son that recently came home > > > and had a talk with his dad about what is/was going on over there. > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185162 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
