Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik Fay wrote: I do believe currently it is based on religious beliefs, this may change. Although the question is, if they find Osama Bin hiding in a Cave, will the war on terror be over? Our current government needs a War On Something the way the third reich needed Jews for scapegoats.

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread Harry Watkins
Congratulations Sunil, you'll look back on these times as one of your most rewarding periods of life. Friendships will be deep, meaningful and life long. Regardless of why or how you got on active duty, the experiences are going to be great. Thanks for you service and may many folks like you

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread Gary Hurst
the real problem is that every government we've had seems to need these wars, whether real or imagined. being hoodwinked did not start with bush, even if he is the most egregious example. On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 7:04 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hendrik Fay wrote: I do believe

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread Archer
The Swiss haven't been invaded and haven't gone to war in several hundred years. They have a unique defense system: The armed forces consist of a small nucleus of about 3,600 professional staff, half of whom are either instructors or staff officers, with the rest being conscripts or

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread Jim Cathey
All able-bodied Swiss males aged between 19 and 31 must serve, See? They've (almost) got that voting franchise we were speaking earlier of! Except for the lack of women. And the conscripts. And the lack of volunteering... Still, probably better than what most others have. None of that let

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - now Swiss neutrality and how they get away with it

2008-06-16 Thread Bill R
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Archer Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 12:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty The Swiss haven't been invaded and haven't gone to war in several hundred years. They have a unique

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - now Swiss neutrality and how theyget away with it

2008-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Bill R wrote: Imagine trying to get around Switzerland without the bridges and with a trained and armed populace. There have been recent efforts to do away with that 'armed populace' thing and bring Switzerland in step with the 'civilized' world. From the EU's (and especially the UK's) point

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-16 Thread OK Don
It doesn't hurt that all they have that anyone would want are very secure banks (read hard to get into, even if you do take over the government). On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Swiss haven't been invaded and haven't gone to war in several hundred years.

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - now Swiss neutrality and how theyget away with it

2008-06-16 Thread Redghost
And the forces are well trained. Every saturday is target practice, and neighborhoods ring out with gun fire for six hours. Would make the boys in the hood think twice about doing much criminal shenanigans. Just a way of life to serve the greater good of the nation. Makes for very

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - now Swiss neutrality and how theyget away with it

2008-06-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Wow, with all those guns around there must be lots of shootings, uncontrolled passions and what not, or maybe some of them just up and shoot somebody? Perhaps they need some strict gun control laws. Now it's about guns! --R Redghost wrote: And the forces are well trained. Every saturday is

[MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wilton Strickland
Sunil, how's active duty? Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Sunil Hari
so far, very casual. doing inprocessing (bleck) and getting oriented to the hospital and the navy. not getting paid till 1 july at the earliest. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sunil, how's active duty? Wilton

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
shoot any japs yet? nazis? koreans? chinese? russians? vietnamese? iraqis? hard to follow who we are shooting at any given moment! On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so far, very casual. doing inprocessing (bleck) and getting oriented to the hospital

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Hendrik Fay
I do believe currently it is based on religious beliefs, this may change. Although the question is, if they find Osama Bin hiding in a Cave, will the war on terror be over? Hendrik Gary Hurst wrote: shoot any japs yet? nazis? koreans? chinese? russians? vietnamese? iraqis? hard to

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Yuck, active duty. No desire to go back to that. I'd have to take my diamond earring out and shave off the goatee. At least I wouldn't have to get a haircut. I am not sure my attitude now would be anything but a court martial waiting to happen! Two decades and E6-LT was enough for one lifetime.

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
it never ends. at least not until someone invents a better war to hoodwink the morons with. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do believe currently it is based on religious beliefs, this may change. Although the question is, if they find Osama Bin hiding

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
No. The war on terror has been going on non-stop for thousands of years, all over the globe. This just happens to be the first time (since Sherman said a great big hello to Georgia) that the US has been involved in one. It isn't going to stop. Just the names and locations change. On Sun, Jun

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wilton Strickland
And governments don't have memories. Wilton - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty No. The war on terror has been going on non-stop

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Bill R
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty shoot any japs yet? nazis? koreans? chinese? russians? vietnamese? iraqis? hard to follow who we are shooting at any given moment

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And governments don't have memories. Wilton - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty No. The war

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
not. Sunil, do try to stay away from the pointy end of those things. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty shoot any japs

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Bill R
Good point - probably more skilled there also.:D BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty sunil prefers killing with a knife

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty sunil prefers killing with a knife anyway. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we get to the point where physicians are called

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
And yet you are going to vote for McCain, aren't you? (By mail.) On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's what shocks me most of all, as most of these characters are old enough to remember vietnam, yet they have no problem creating vietnam part 2. the

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty sunil prefers killing with a knife anyway. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we get to the point where physicians are called on to be shooting combatants I think we will probably

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
doubt it. bob barr, i guess, if i go vote at all. osama boobama and his crowd seem as hot for this stupid war as the republicans and seem to just regret they weren't clever enough to have invented it. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And yet you are

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
- probably more skilled there also.:D BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty sunil prefers killing

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - and sharp pointy things

2008-06-15 Thread Bill R
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty yeah, a small blade would do him fine. me, i like the big blade, but it's so crude. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point - probably more skilled there also.:D BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - and sharp pointy things

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty sunil prefers killing with a knife anyway. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we get to the point

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - and sharp pointy things

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
That is sometimes the case back home (WV). And where Luther lives. But I digress. D. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:01 PM, Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While we are on the subject of sharp pointy things, my darling wife got me a beautiful Japanese sword for Father's Day - and I'm not even

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - and sharp pointy things

2008-06-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Didn't you say you were going to bed? Don't forget, you have to get up tomorrow and never mind. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if you have a real sword and not some piece of tourist crap, i guess you start here

Re: [MBZ] Sunil's active duty - and sharp pointy things

2008-06-15 Thread Gary Hurst
yeah, i need to get to bed. here is something car related to think about in my absence http://web.telia.com/~u31614134/English/e411.htm On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't you say you were going to bed? Don't forget, you have to get up tomorrow and