That's an interesting typo. Intentional on your part, I'm sure. It will be interesting to see if the UN agrees with that grammar.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:51 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: WOW? > > > 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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