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Air Force dismissing charges against Harry Schmidt (A victory for a real "Top Gun")
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Posted on 06/24/2004 8:12:19 PM PDT by Pukin Dog
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Surprised not to see this already posted.
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:12:21 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
To: Pukin Dog
"The case against Schmidt and his mission commander, Maj. William Umbach, has been closely watched in Canada, where many were outraged by the bombing"No amount of punishment would have been enough for Canadians. They are peaceniks, by and large. Though I am from New Orleans, my wife is from Ontario. Her entire family, save here, are mercilessly anti-american. Heaven help them if their liberal party wins AGAIN.
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:22:21 PM PDT
by
Windsong
(FighterPilot)
To: Pukin Dog
As I understand it (which may be not at all), he was facing NJP a year ago, and now is facing it again. Where is the victory?
Don't much care what Canadians think...
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:33:20 PM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
To: Mr Rogers
Smitty can now fly for the airlines and make a living at his profession. Had he faced charges, that would not be the case.
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:36:19 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Windsong
Of course, us non peacenik Americans couldn't care less if a foreign Air Force accidentally killed four of our soldiers.
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:38:55 PM PDT
by
Mr. Burns
To: Pukin Dog
Excellent!
The loss of life was tragic. War is tragic. The blame, if blame must be assigned, belongs to the brutal fascists who forced us into the inescapable position of adopting warfare as the only realistic option for survival as a part of a civilized, world wide community of nations.
May God hold them responsible for forcing peaceful, forward looking people to once again adopt the brutish posture of war.
To: Mr. Burns
Bad things happen in war, buddy. You don't go destroying one of our greatest warriors over something like this. You also don't go shooting tracers in a war-zone without reporting your position. Some highly trained killer might just drop a bomb on your head.
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posted on
06/24/2004 8:54:30 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
The position had been forwarded to the regional headquarters...but no one thought to tell the AWACS in charge. This wasn't a misplaced shot in a combat zone - It was an over eager jet jockey hell bent on getting his kills in before he went home.
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posted on
06/24/2004 9:09:12 PM PDT
by
Mr. Burns
To: Mr. Burns
It was an over eager jet jockey hell bent on getting his kills in before he went home. Jet jockey, huh? Smitty is a better man than you will ever be. The man is a hero, a warrior, and as a Naval Aviator, one of the best men to strap on a fighter jet who ever lived. Be glad and grateful he risked his life for your right to call him stupid names.
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posted on
06/24/2004 9:15:11 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
Tell that to the four brave warriors he killed because he couldn't wait to pull the trigger. The man was flying at nearly 20 000 ft, and decided that a few tracers (supposedly from an enemy without any radar guided weapons) were a serious threat to a jet doing 1000 miles an hour in the dark. He then dropped 5000 feet and circled around to take it out, without authorisation from the control planes.
Right after dropping the bomb, his wingmate wondered over the radio "Hope we did the right thing".
To: Pukin Dog
I don't know about this particular story, but the "story" was posted this afternoon.
To: Mr. Burns
Tell that to the four brave warriors he killed because he couldn't wait to pull the trigger. Cant do that. They are hamburger. Smitty don't miss. Have a good evening.
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posted on
06/24/2004 9:27:56 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
If your "buddy" Schmitty is as callous as you they should have fried his ass.
LBT
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posted on
06/24/2004 10:06:18 PM PDT
by
LiberalBassTurds
(Al Qaeda needs to know we are fluent in the "dialogue of bullets.")
To: Pukin Dog; Mr. Burns; LiberalBassTurds
Cant do that. They are hamburger. Smitty don't miss. Have a good evening.
Question. Would you feel the same if a Canadian fighter-bomber pilot had accidentally killed 4 US soldiers in the same circumstances ?
To: Atlantic Friend
Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire. You want the guys who did it charged with manslaughter?
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posted on
06/25/2004 5:51:51 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Tribune7
Tillman...the football star ? He was killed by friendly fire ?
To: Pukin Dog
He may fly for the airlines, but with the pay cuts and loss of benefits and retirement it isn't much of a living. He should do something else with the rest of his life.
To: Atlantic Friend
The truth is that Canadian pilots get so little training time, they would be lucky to hit the side of a barn under duress. It is time for Canada to get over this. Harry Schmidt is a good man.
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posted on
06/25/2004 6:28:10 AM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: LiberalBassTurds
If your "buddy" Schmitty is as callous as you they should have fried his ass. Tough nuts, buddy. I have no patience for armchair warriors who no nothing of the risks involved in flying fighter aircraft. More men die training to protect pacifist Canadian asses, so when one of ours gets a break, especially one with Smitty's record. I feel no pain.
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posted on
06/25/2004 6:31:06 AM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Atlantic Friend
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