Roger: it is obvious that you have not understand a word of my post. Did it feel good to mention it as "far left"? My experience is balanced, I was a victim of right and left (and also of the so called middle) in my latest 75 years of active life on 3 continents. Please try to understand what you read. John Mikes
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John Mikes > > That's the argument of the Far Left, that miltary strength > induces our enemies to attack us, so we should cut back on > defense spending. And any defensive actions we have made > in the past only count against us. > > Since we are dealing with fanatics. you could be right, > but my personal opinion is that they hate us anyway, > so cutting back will not improve things, and is less > likely to deter them. > > > > > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > *From:* John Mikes <[email protected]> > *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> > *Time:* 2013-01-28, 15:04:01 > *Subject:* Re: Re: The "fairness" argument and women in the infantry > > Not with (money/power hungry) politicians we have nowadays. That, maybe > a "Superior firepower" brings up competition and - maybe - crimes like the > 9-11-2001 especially if some religious self-sacrifice can be included. > Imperialism has its new formats, e.g. to rule over natural resources (raw > materials) and labor-power abroad. > Such was the Taliban negotiation in 2001 with the Cheney-group(?), > allegedly leading to a required standstill in FBI etc. surveillance - when > preparations for the attacks were already on their way, as the Washington > visiting Israeli PM allegedly hinted on his visit at that time. > And do not tell me that exercising the superior firepower 6000+ miles away > on the far side of the Globe is to protect the US-soil. > One more thing: fire-power includes also the bombing prowess of a > semi-civilian(?) militant group, as we witness in Iraq - Afghanistan. > Nobody can 'occupy' (pacify) a country with planes, drones or Navy ONLY > with infantry on the ground. And THAT would include women. > IMO political diplomacy should make FRIENDS, not victims. > JM > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 6:56 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi John Mikes >> You wrongly assume that the killing power of the infantry >> necessarily has to do with imperialism or aggression. I >> believe in PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER. >> >> ----- Receiving the following content ----- >> *From:* John Mikes <[email protected]> >> *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> >> *Time:* 2013-01-27, 12:31:36 >> *Subject:* Re: The "fairness" argument and women in the infantry >> >> Roger - >> thank you for your clear-minded post. I my add: there is a shortage of >> men for the imperialistic politics the US seems to pursue and without >> resoring to general draft only the female input is hopeful. >> John Mikes >> >> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 5:26 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The "unfairness" argument爁or allowing women into the infantry >>> is emotionally based, thus爃ard to defend against, so that regrettably >>> I fell for it. 燭he argument is that爊ot allowing women into the >>> infantry is unfair to women because "they are just as good as men" >>> at fighting, and not allowing them in the infantry is unfair to their >>> advancement. >>> This pov has been tested by the Bristih military, and it was withdrawn >>> after 18 months because it didn't work. >>> The function of the military is to insure our national security, not >>> to be fair to women, so that the correct question should be, instead, >>> "will allowing women into the infantry improve the killing power of the >>> military ?" >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Everything List" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> *DreamMail* - Your mistake not to try it once, but my mistake for your >> leaving off. use again www.dreammail.org >> <%--DreamMail_AD_END--> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. 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