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To: GourmetDan

Here’s what your “reliable source” (Military Corruption.com)said on that link:

“Instead of being overwhelmed, however, the North Vietnamese SAM missile crews initially shattered the B-52 force. They were knocked out of the sky, one-by-one. Yet, despite the staggering losses, the surviving B-52s kept coming.”

In the space of two sentences, your source manages to use the words “shattered” (BS) and staggering (BS). Totally, utterly UNTRUE.

Let’s review:

— 729 Missions in 11 days, 1,240 SAMs fired, just 15 aircraft lost.
— Enemy air defenses totally torn down.
— Enemy brought back to the negotiating table.
— POWs released.

Gee, I wonder why “the U.S. hadn’t lost a B-52 in combat prior to Linebacker 2” ? Could it be that the B-52s had never prior to Linebacker-2 gone straight in to bomb the most heavily defended area in the world?

What kind of Freeper would quote a website like “Military Corruption.com”, anyway?

You show me absolutely nothing. You don’t deserve to participate here.


47 posted on 02/11/2012 4:45:49 PM PST by Nabber
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To: Nabber
Let's look at it a little differently from a more 'reliable' source.

Day One - 129 B-52's participate. 3 B-52's shot down. 2 heavily damaged.

Day Two - 93 B-52's participate. No B-52's shot down. 1 heavily damaged.

Day Three - 72 B-52's participate. 6 B-52's shot down. 1 severely damaged. 3 B-52's were lost in the first wave. The 2nd wave was aborted because of the heavy losses in the first wave. The 3rd wave lost 3 more B-52's.

Day Four - 30 B-52's participate. 2 B-52's shot down.

Day Five - No attack on Hanoi.

"Linebacker II cost SAC 15 B-52s shot down and nine damaged. These figures are based on USAF records and should be accepted with caution. The USAF has a track record, going back to the Korean conflict, of hiding aircraft and pilot losses."

Resume your denial, oh ye who alone considers themself worthy of determining who may participate.

52 posted on 02/12/2012 7:27:04 AM PST by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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