Re: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-11 Thread Brad McCormick, Ed.D.
Ed Weick wrote: Interesting stuff. Two things will make any sustained counterinsurgency effort by the US very difficult. One is public opinion, increasing public and political concern about what we have gotten ourselves into and growing discontent about staying in it as more and more

RE: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-10 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Ed wrote: ..The other is sustainability. Prospects for the US economy are not good. Money is needed at home to patch up deteriorating infrastructure and growing unemployment. There is also a third factor: growing cynicism as the Haliburons, Bechtels and Worldcoms are seen to be principal

RE: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-10 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Ed wrote: ..The other is sustainability. Prospects for the US economy are not good. Money is needed at home to patch up deteriorating infrastructure and growing unemployment. There is also a third factor: growing cynicism as the Haliburons, Bechtels and Worldcoms are seen to be principal

Re: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-10 Thread Ray Evans Harrell
ply to push and I'm much too enter the battle of the bulls again. Got to write some letters. Walk in balance. REH - Original Message - From: Karen Watters Cole To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Ray Evans Harrell Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 3:27 PM Subject: RE:

RE: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-10 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Well, since Safires Nixon-channeling has been mentioned twice today on FW, Im pasting below for the curious, black humor and all. Maybe hes hinting hes retiring below? Cousin, I dont know what it will take to get a serious discussion of the roots of Americas tendency to treat the world

Re: [Futurework] Vietnam, the Sequel

2003-07-09 Thread Ed Weick
Interesting stuff. Two things will make any sustained counterinsurgency effort by the US very difficult. One is public opinion, increasing public and political concern about "what we have gotten ourselves into" and growing discontent about staying in it as more and more soldiers are sent