From: John B. on
On Jul 23, 9:46 pm, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:13:31 -0500, MNMikeW wrote:
> > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:7a083a2d-42ca-43ff-9058-f73eed3f07f7(a)s9g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> > On Jul 22, 1:02 pm, "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> >> Well, my opinion is that removing Saddam was a good thing for the
> >> region. The timing is debatable but I believe we would have had to do
> >> it eventually anyway. I think Saddam did indeed have WMDs, but they
> >> were moved elsewhere before the invasion.
>
> > A good thing for the region? So, we went to war there to make life
> > better for Iran and Syria? Where do you suppose the WMD was moved to?
>
> > Iran and Syria.
>
> Occam's razor: There were billions of dollars worth of WMD that somehow
> got spirited out of the country under the nose of the rest of the world.
> Or, there was never any to begin with.

Hmmmmm. Hard to know, isn't it?
From: dene on

"Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:53:48 -0700, dene wrote:
> > "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:4c4a4342$0$4972$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >
> >> How to save trillions of dollars and thousands of lives:
> >>
> >> Afghanistan: Go in. Shock and awe. Leave. Done.
> >
> > How do you shock and awe an unseen force. This force will reinstate
> > itself once we're gone....unless we never leave.
>
> Right after 9/11 bin Laden and his people were holed up in Tora Bora.
> Drop a few MOABs on their cave complexes. Send in the Rangers to make
> sure. Get the guys that actually did it, and then leave. No lasting
> quagmire to drag the economy down.

I think we attempted this. Vast amount of territory with limited
intelligence.

-Greg


From: dsc-ky on
On Jul 24, 11:08 am, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:53:48 -0700, dene wrote:
> > "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> >news:4c4a4342$0$4972$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>
> >> How to save trillions of dollars and thousands of lives:
>
> >> Afghanistan: Go in. Shock and awe. Leave. Done.
>
> > How do you shock and awe an unseen force.  This force will reinstate
> > itself once we're gone....unless we never leave.
>
> Right after 9/11 bin Laden and his people were holed up in Tora Bora.
> Drop a few MOABs on their cave complexes. Send in the Rangers to make
> sure. Get the guys that actually did it, and then leave. No lasting
> quagmire to drag the economy down.

Watch a show called 10 Ways to Kill Obama... they dropped a MOAB on
him (should have dropped several), they sent in special forces
(although not enough, and in particular not enough Americans). But
they have tried... and still are. Came close many times. He must be
feline.
From: John B. on
On Jul 25, 8:18 pm, dsc-ky <Dudley.Corn...(a)eku.edu> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 11:08 am, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:53:48 -0700, dene wrote:
> > > "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > >news:4c4a4342$0$4972$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>
> > >> How to save trillions of dollars and thousands of lives:
>
> > >> Afghanistan: Go in. Shock and awe. Leave. Done.
>
> > > How do you shock and awe an unseen force.  This force will reinstate
> > > itself once we're gone....unless we never leave.
>
> > Right after 9/11 bin Laden and his people were holed up in Tora Bora.
> > Drop a few MOABs on their cave complexes. Send in the Rangers to make
> > sure. Get the guys that actually did it, and then leave. No lasting
> > quagmire to drag the economy down.
>
> Watch a show called 10 Ways to Kill Obama... they dropped a MOAB on
> him (should have dropped several), they sent in special forces
> (although not enough, and in particular not enough Americans). But
> they have tried... and still are. Came close many times. He must be
> feline.

It's amazing what some people find entertaining. I'm sure the Secret
Service will think it's a hoot.