Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-14 Thread Robert J. Chassell
On 13 Jan 2004, G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Not sure who or where this guy is, but the Army War College is NOT as Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The Air War College is. Absolutely right. The reporter is from the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, and he was wrong. The BBC did

Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-14 Thread Robert J. Chassell
Some are arguing that currently the US is strategically over-extended. One action being debated is whether the US invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation was a good strategic move for the US or a bad move? My sense is that the Bush administration adopted the world view of US Liberals and

Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-14 Thread John Garcia
At 09:45 AM 1/12/2004 -0800, you wrote: I don't think a draft is a good way of putting more men into uniform to fight wars, at least with the type of war that we're engaged in now. However, I absolutely do agree (and I've been saying tis publically on the list for as long as I've been a member)

Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-13 Thread G. D. Akin
Not sure who or where this guy is, but the Army War College is NOT as Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The Air War College is. George A - Original Message - From: Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:36 AM Subject: Danger of US

Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 06:30 AM 1/13/2004, you wrote: Not sure who or where this guy is, but the Army War College is NOT as Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The Air War College is. George A I was going to point that out myself, but was distracted by something else. Someone was cutting down the air force saying it

Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-12 Thread Robert J. Chassell
According to http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/12/1073877763863.html A scathing report published by the Army War College criticises the US's handling of the war on terrorism, accusing it of taking a detour into an unnecessary war in Iraq and pursuing an unrealistic

Re: Danger of US military overextension

2004-01-12 Thread Damon Agretto
I don't think a draft is a good way of putting more men into uniform to fight wars, at least with the type of war that we're engaged in now. However, I absolutely do agree (and I've been saying tis publically on the list for as long as I've been a member) that Clinton's military cuts went too