Well, first, this is a legal war, UN resolutions have already granted the US of force.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:47 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: WOW? > > It's funny you mention that. I was wondering, since some nations are > claiming this is an illegal war, and since people are being tried for war > crimes in the haig, does that mean US Soldiers loose the "I was only > following orders" defense? > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:21 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: WOW? > > > Of course most good americans will support the troops. Even the troops who > disagree with the decision will support what they are told to too. Dubya > tells the iraqis just following orders isn't a good reason but its the > only > thing the US troops can do. I am sure we'll prevail i hope we very light > casualties i want all my friends and family home in one piece. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Ousterhout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:10 AM > Subject: RE: WOW? > > > Bill, > The 48 hours may be more for the very small hope that the generals, > realizing that if they help they may be able to retain some power & > position, throw the bum out. Also, he needs to give Britain time to > debate > in parliament. So 48 hours is really nothing much. > > And I don't believe that the military is at all underestimating how ugly > the > city fighting will be. Fortunately, the expectation is that most of the > troops will surrender, leaving a much smaller although very well trained > republican guard. > > Lets all keep our thoughts and wishes that this ugly matter be resolved > with > the minimum of casualties on both sides. If you know anyone with family > in > the battle, please give them your support. I friend of mine has a nephew > who is a green beret and was in Afghanistan and is now in Kuwait. He > commented that the troops were starting to get the feeling that the people > back home weren't behind them and that that was very demoralizing. So > even > if you don't believe in the decision, please support the solders who will > be > suffering, hurting and dying. > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:12 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: WOW? > > > huh tractor tell us more? > > > Yea i know i find it crazy that we broadcast all this crap i mean we > basically gave saddam 48 hour notice thats crazy now he knows for sure its > on and he can hit first or do something else nasty. I would have prefered > if > we just do it and then find out later we started its hard to keep secrets > in > todays world i guess at least secrets like a war and such :). And i think > the Generals are going to be in for a big suprise i mean urban fighting as > you probably know is still pretty much the same as it was in WWII & WWI it > sucks our technology is way less of a factor in street to street fighting. > Does anyone have to look back to stalingrad when the stupid germans had to > try and take the city street by street? I mean its not going to be the > same > type disaster but just to show the point that urban fighting is going to > take alot out of the troops. Maybe i could be wrong maybe we'll just sweep > through and kick ass without many losses but for all our technology you > have > guys fighting room to room in a building you can run into ambushes you can > run into things where our standoff weapons don't matter. > > Oh well i wish them all the best of luck, i hope the bonehead doesn't send > too many of my friends and family to their deaths. My old boss if a FAC > with > a Marine Regiment who is on the move this morning. He's a major now and > they > pulled him from Inactive Reserves to come up and take over a FAC job, he > used to be a chinook jockey but in Gulf War 1 he got pulled to be a FAC. > Hopefully he is going to be alright, sitting in an Abrams is probably a > pretty safe place about now. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:00 AM > Subject: RE: WOW? > > > T minus 48 hours (from 8:00 PM last night) until we take the gloves off. > > Kind of disturbing really. I mean the whole idea of fighting a war this > way > is really alien to me. We were always taught that force protection and > not > letting anyone know who what where or when were very important. I mean as > it sits now you can go in any major news outlet's web site and get an > order > of battle for our forces, locations, key officers. It's insane from an > intelligence perspective. > > Another thing that bothered me was what some of the talking heads had to > say > about the coming conflict. They had a retired general on NBC right after > his speech who didn't think that the coming battle was any big deal. He > though that we would just sweep right through Iraq and be done with it. > Guess he never went on a patrol in a city. > > Don't misconstrue this to mean that I am against this action completely. > I > have some issues with it (most notably that no war is being declared, and > I > don't think that congress has the constitutional ability to hand off that > responsibility to the president). However now that we are there, now that > the decision has been made, we need to stop debating this as a country and > support our troops. > > BTW how has the commute been this morning for all the DC members? All the > roads around here are closed down for the moron on the tractor at the > mall. > I just wonder why they haven't tazed the kid and pulled him off the > tractor. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:11 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: WOW? > > > what did hw say, i missed it > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 March 2003 12:08 > To: CF-Community > Subject: WOW? > > > I come in this morning and see NO topics about dubyas talk last night? Man > i > was waiting and waiting and then finally there it was what i knew would > pop > out....the hitler reference :) > > > -- > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Advanced Coldfusion 5 Developer > Ediets.com > ICQ - 417645 > Aim - Bill Ediets > 954-360-9022 x159 > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
