Posted on 06/23/2005 7:33:08 PM PDT by hoagy62
Did anyone hear the end of Paul Harvey's radio show today? He quoted Winston Churchill who said, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor that Amercans "did not get where they were by being made of sugar candy". He tied that in with what happened on 9/11, and said "I've been choking on this one for weeks, and I'd like to get it out".
Well, 'tis true his mind ain't as sharp as it once was, but he's still the best at what he does.
I listened to him in 1953. Had no idea the man was still alive today. Whom should we bomb, did he say?
IMHO we will never *win* a final victory as long as Mideastern religious fanatics exist. All we can hope to do is diminish the symptoms with the present approach. In order to effect a total cure we need to destroy the cause, Islam!
Nukes have a 100% deterrent value and only a 20% tactical value in our arsenal. To use nukes would not accomplish objectives. This is a war without nationalities or national boundaries. You can't eliminate cockroaches with a shotgun, although you can kill a bunch of them and make yourself feel good. You need to use roach spray. Nuke talk is irresponsible and is what gives us a real problem as conservatives, appearing unbalanced and "over the top". As Pres. Bush said, this will be a long war. It will be "hard work". no quick"nuke" fixes here.Our military is doing us proud...and most Americans feel that way right now. We have had complete military success with minimal casualties. We are operating in this theater like a precision surgeon, and will achieve our objectives. Lets not become the butcher, and destroy our patient.
oh but you meant that paul was to old to be correct about what he was saying.
that he may have been relevent during grandpas time but not anymore, too old?
pauls show of 15 minutes a day was the forerunner to all conservative talk shows like rush. Ask rush if paul is relevant.
your grandpa would not be proud.
Its' been said, that the widespread use of PGMs has NOT "Shocked & Awed" (Psychological wounded) the non Iraqi/Arab fighter..it has defeated the Iraqi populace, they were there during GWI/GWII..the fighters were "imported" after the conflict.
the saudis are not our friends.
that in years past our leaders weren't afraid to take unpopular steps to take down an enemy to save american mens lives. that our best weapons are left in their silos and that a very few used on certain targets would show the world we are not to be trifeled with.
good sound statements in my book
he also said that a paper tiger dies from within when the tiger refuses to use its power.
Do you always purposefully add words and meanings to what people say? This is the second time you have assumed facts which were not there. I never said Paul was incorrect and I never said he was "not relevant". What I did say was it is time for him to retire. The man is approaching 90, his voice is fading and it pains me to listen to him.
I heard him. He seemed to urge use of nukes in Iraq and thought it was ok to use disease-ridden blankets to try rid us of Indians.
I think he's wrong on both counts.
There is a very large psychological component to war. Merely outmaneuvering an enemy's military and defeating him on the battlefield is not enough. One must pound home to the general population that if they resist their lives are forfeit. Witness the difference between Germany after WWI where they could claim they were "stabbed in the back" and WWII where their cities were bombed flat. Took all the fight out of them.
I'm not one to advocate gratuitous violence (okay, maybe *some*) but if the "Arab Street" isn't cowed, then the war sin't over. A little napalm and carpet bombing will go a long way to preventing more trouble.
But, we're not going to learn that until it's too late and we really have to resort to nuclear weapons.
..short and concise. :/
swift blows to Mecca and Medina?
that paul harvey photo taken in 1923?
Some would suggest just that.
why are we "pounding home" anything to anybody?
what are we pounding home in IRAQ?
..um..uh..good day!
nuke them.
kill their false god and turn it to radioactive glass for a half life of 50000 years.
the piecemeal approach is inadequate at their current rate of reproduction.
the saudis are not our friends.
cutting the govt?
Not with this "conservative administration".
I knew we were in trouble when kennedy wrote Mr. Bushs first education bill and gave away the farm.
Intrusion in every facet of life is not AMERICA, is it?
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