Subj : prices
To   : Paul Lawson
From : Stephen Jones
Date : Wed Sep 13 2000 02:41 am

Paul Lawson wrote in a message to Bill Riley:


 PL>       I know guys that got bronze stars for sitting on a transport
 PL> waiting for a beach landing that never happened.  I also know guys
 PL> that spent the war watching video tapes except for the occasional
 PL> scud alert.  Definitley a different kind of war.  With the
 PL> exception of the tankers and spec ops guys, there's not too many
 PL> who can even come close to the exxperiance of vets from the
 PL> previous wars (excluding REMFs of course).  The problem with the
 PL> gulf is the military needed some good press after the godless red
 PL> hordes going away. 
 
You're right, our military needed the "overwhelming victory". Desert Storm was 
a textbook excercise in feint and flank. But the Iraquis were out classed and 
out gunned. A young fella Riley and I know was going on about being a combat 
veteran and I doubt if he fired a round anywhere but on the range. Worse yet, 
he can't even play guitar!!  

  
Stephen
   
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