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Posted on 04/08/2003 11:38:26 AM PDT by Pokey78
Proving an absurdity is impossible. One might argue that this mission was undertaken for publicity/morale reasons (though I would not totally agree; the Son Tay prison raid panners and politicos who signed off on it most certainly considered public and troop morale as side benefits), but it is absurd to think that man's instinctive "nature" had anything to do with this rescue.
If the people of West Virginia (and elsewhere) praised Gaia, his tone would be different, praising that brave warrior for standing her ground until she was out of bullets, then surviving torture and broken limbs.
Puke is right, and Mr. Sewer is full of it.
1. An art critic,
2. Snotty, and
3. British
I'd say more than even odds...
That's sure as hell not her fault. I agree the hype is getting over the top and if it were a guy, it would have likely settled down by now. But that does not mean that she or the military have done anything wrong.
In reality, search & rescue is done BY RANK first, Occupational Specialty second, and I would venture to guess, by sex.
Does the prospect of success ever enter into the equation?
Id imagine the situation was never presented to you, but if you learned there was an American POW being tortured eight miles away in a very lightly guarded hospital, do you believe you would have been told to ignore that information, even if the POW was a butt-ugly grunt?
She was doing her job. Which as I understand it was to get from A to B in a truck.....hhhmmmmm.
I know what youre trying to imply, but the fact is she could not have been the one who got lost on the mission. Guys dont let chicks drive.
You bet.
The difference between us and them is that we respect human life. Their torture chambers and prisons demonstrate that.
Damn skippy, Professor. You're probably used to a certain type of female out there at Tidewater, not the kind that learns how to shoot game before she learns how to ride a bike. I don't suppose you bothered reading up on her? She joined to get money for college....to become a kindergarten teacher.
It's an academia thing, too. Contrary and clever is extolled over objective and direct. By idle blowhards who spend much of their spare time "deconstructing" the "conventional". Very, very pathetic, indeed ..
Expert: Arts/Music
Competent: Entertainment/Humour
Personal description: A fine art expert, he is the Art Critic for the Evening Standard and has won the award for "Art Critic of the Year" on several occasions. He has also translated a number of books on Art from French into English and has written about his extensive travels, notably to Turkey in his book "South from Ephesus".
Languages Expert: English, French
Presentation description: Brian is also known as an experienced broadcaster and has contributed to programmes for both radio and television, including various commercials for ITV.
Also known as a "freelance bassoonist" and a "controversial art critic".
Also known as a pathetic snivelling a-hole not fit to write about anything more substantial than playing with himself.
It seems to fit so perfectly.
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