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Date:      Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:01:44 -0600 (CST)
From:      Jay Nelson <noslenj@swbell.net>
To:        "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and"dangers to BSD"]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003301855280.745-100000@acp.swbell.net>
In-Reply-To: <38E2CE94.915116A6@mail.ptd.net>

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Thomas M. Sommers wrote:

>Jay Nelson wrote:
>> 
>> With greater odds, Victor Charlie cleaned our collective clock.
>
>They didn't clean our clocks. After Tet '68 they were done as an
>effective fighting force. What they and their friends and allies did do
>was make the cost to us of winning higher than we were willing to pay.
>The results on the ground may be the same as if we had had our clocks
>cleaned, but the lessons learned are very different.

I suspect you're right. Fleeing the top of the embassy leaving many
behind indicates a high cost. I suspect the differences don't mean
much to Charlie. From '68 to 75, their ineffectiveness accomplished
the goal. Do you see any differences in today's US govt than then?

-- Jay



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