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To: dalebert
I think Dubya is walking the talk

I don't. I sense an utter reluctance on the part of our government to implicate Iraq, and reluctance to take action on other terrorists in other countries. There is big talk to placate the public, but the gov wants this to go away without a major conflict.

In the Gulf War, we called up about 250,000 reservists to prepare for the invasion of Iraq. How many have we called up now? 10,000? 50,000? Reservists and Nat. Guard are critical to our military's warfighting plans. If they aren't calling up 200,000 reserves, you can bet we won't mount any serious military campaign anywhere, including Afghanistan.

The military power we are using now is paltry compared what was used in the Gulf War, and even paltry compared to the war against Serbia a few years ago. Guess we really get mad when Saddam controls the oil, but don't care as much when 5,000 citizens get killed.

27 posted on 10/28/2001 10:16:24 PM PST by servantoftheservant
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To: servantoftheservant
I am sorry you feel that way. I honestly think Dubya is headed in the right direction on this one. This is not a nation we are at war with. It is spread out in several countries and organizations. It takes awhile to choke them down. There is a lot of covert action going on.
28 posted on 10/29/2001 6:21:00 PM PST by dalebert
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To: servantoftheservant
While I have serious reservations about Pres. Bush's willingness to really go after the evildoers, I'm not sure reservist call-ups is as important an index as it once was. We fought Saddam toe-to-toe, using conventional warfare. That strategy is history, which may mean less need for huge call-ups.
29 posted on 10/29/2001 7:18:30 PM PST by mrustow
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