No, I am not a sufferer of the effects of Agent Orange, nor do I know personally of such a sufferer. All I can write about is of what generalities I...
Saint Paul, Minnesota, has in the State Capital district (and close to the loading dock to the National Guard HQ) a curious memorial. They have "the...
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As I understand, the cashe found was not "weapons" or WMD but barrels of chemicals. They were not weapons the same way that raw dynamite or even...
Japan had an array of weapons which were considered as suicide weapons, beside aircraft. For instance: Occupation forces discovered many...
Elvis was drafted -- USAF. And he went to Germany on Uncle Sam's dime. I can recall racial tension in isolated pockets off post in the early 80s....
Yes, good essay, 57B. Have you ever studied pre-war Japanese educational system? Back then there was a formalized national religion called "State...
Hello 57Billion and welcome. We have been needing fresh faces for a while. I hopeyou stick around and ask 'stupid questions'. I put that in quotes...
Wake up and smell the bacon frying. The chemicals when found were in barrels labeled: "Made In USA". And Donald Rumsfeld sold them to Iraq.
Ding -- give that man a cupie doll! Sometimes war makes no sense. It is like Junior Bush justifying the invasion of Iraq on the imment danger of...
Corrections: The Korean Conflict is not over. It recessed by an armistice, but the North/South border remains militarized to this day. I think you...
Q. What's the difference between a craven terrorist and a gallant freedom-fighter? A. It depends on your politics. Yes. That's right. American...
Thomas, the US Army has learned some things since the 1960s but is many ways they still make the same mistakes. During 'Nam there was the saying...
Corollary to this discussion, I just watched an episode of the old TV show from the 60s, COMBAT! I almost soiled myself with all the errors these...
I just rewatched a video which I think is poinient regarding the 'Vietnam experience.' While it does not explore why the US was involved, it does...
Hijackers: 15 Saudi Arabians, 2 United Arab Emirates, 1 @ Egypt, Lebanon. NONE were from Iraq. So why did we attack Iraq? By attacking and...
Thomas, Please check Wikipedia again. Saddam Huessein was a life-long Sunni. Most of the leaders of both the Ba'ath Party in Iraq and the...
Mark Clark. While he was a man of charm and personal courage his war record betrays him. While CIC in Italy he had access to ULTRA Intelligence....
I agree with the theoretical notion of peace through strength yet I am also bothered that the US spends roughly the same on 'defence' as the rest of...
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