Re: MARTIAL LAW Cypherpunks and terrorism
At 10:57 AM 9/14/2001 -0400, !Dr. Joe Baptista wrote: tragedy. "War is just a racket ... something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small group knows what its about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses." --- Major General Smedley Butler, 1933
-- On 14 Sep 2001, at 10:54, keyser-soze@hushmail.com wrote:
The Taliban is not the Soviet Union. They are roughly on par with a Somali clan. I predict casualties somewhat higher than Somalia, but not much higher. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG XY6DhjjF+V90Q31lpZFJn3b8uYDSmybiWA0yKgQZ 4shz+ZEGpf3ohUDo1kBqWCekWGgaWAXaTp31qXNiL
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
If we put soldiers on the ground expect cacualites. Lots of them. The Somali were a bunch of rabble. Afghanistan is a cohesive culture with a much longer history of (succesfull in many cases) military action. They've also had a lot more practive over the last 20 years than the Somali. -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
predict casualties significantly higher then vietnam and expect to run for the hills much like america did in vietnam. afganistan was a nightmare for the soviets during their occupation and the exact same will apply to any american action there. US military advisors have already made this clear. regards joe -- The dot.GOD Registry, Limited http://www.dot-god.com/
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