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To: wku man

Can't find any good stuff. I've never watched 'Black Hawk Down' because after having lived through the clinton years and their disastrous military policies, I figure it would only enrage me. I hate movies that chronicle our defeats.


88 posted on 05/30/2004 5:36:58 AM PDT by somemoreequalthanothers
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To: somemoreequalthanothers

The Fighting Sullivan's was a sad movie too, I remember that from my "ute"


146 posted on 05/30/2004 6:56:01 AM PDT by The Brush
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To: somemoreequalthanothers
"I hate movies that chronicle our defeats."

Well, the Battle of Mogadishu wasn't a defeat for us, even though the Somalia mission overall was. The battle portrayed in "BHD" was very lopsided, in fact, and it shows how good communication, superior firepower, and the will to get every man out saved the vast majority of our Rangers, Delta guys and pilots. Unfortunately, neither the book (which you should read first) nor the movie go into the political shenanigans that lead up to the Battle of Mogadishu, but any informed person will remember the developments of the day, and will come out fighting mad at the Klinton administration, and those who defend him/them to this day.

Trust me, if I can watch the movie after having served under that Commie SOB until '96, you can deal with it. It is important for all true conservatives to see it, as it is one of those movies like "Pvt. Ryan", in that it takes one about as close to combat as one can get without actually being there. Trust me, its well worth your time.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

242 posted on 05/30/2004 4:32:31 PM PDT by wku man (Breathe...Relax...Aim...Squeeze...Smile!)
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