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Longer War is Likely Says U.S. General

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SemiScholar

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Mar 30, 2003, 6:28:24 PM3/30/03
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:39:58 -0500, BlackWater <b...@barrk.net> wrote:

>b...@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:
>
>>In article <k6k98v0mf8sfhdqij...@4ax.com>,
>>BlackWater <b...@barrk.net> wrote:
>>>"Gandalf Grey" <ganda...@infectedmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,924497,00.html
>>>>
>>>>Longer war is likely, says US general
>>>
>>> So what ? WW-2 lasted four years, Korea three and
>>> Vietnam lasted about a decade. Whether THIS war
>>> takes one month or two - it's STILL gonna be one
>>> of our shortest wars ever.
>>
>>This is year 13. We've had forces there since 1990.
>
> Yea, but not enough to count. If you want to get
> really technical, the Korean was is still going
> on as well.


Yeah, well, judging from the controversy over the Confederate flag in
a number of southern states, the Civil War is still bubbling along,
too...


Arne Langsetmo

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Mar 30, 2003, 9:17:41 PM3/30/03
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SemiScholar <semis...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<8bve8v89ua3v1vf2a...@4ax.com>...

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:39:58 -0500, BlackWater <b...@barrk.net> wrote:
>
> >b...@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:
> >
> >>In article <k6k98v0mf8sfhdqij...@4ax.com>,
> >>BlackWater <b...@barrk.net> wrote:
> >>>"Gandalf Grey" <ganda...@infectedmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,924497,00.html
> >>>>
> >>>>Longer war is likely, says US general
> >>>
> >>> So what ? WW-2 lasted four years, Korea three and
> >>> Vietnam lasted about a decade. Whether THIS war
> >>> takes one month or two - it's STILL gonna be one
> >>> of our shortest wars ever.
> >>
> >>This is year 13. We've had forces there since 1990.
> >
> > Yea, but not enough to count. If you want to get
> > really technical, the Korean was is still going
> > on as well.

I'm going to make an educated guess and say that my prediction
is that more, and probably _many_ more, soldiers will be killed
in the occupation than are killed in the initial war.

Cheers,

-- Arne Langsetmo

SemiScholar

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Mar 30, 2003, 10:52:39 PM3/30/03
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On 30 Mar 2003 18:17:41 -0800, zu...@ix.netcom.com (Arne Langsetmo)
wrote:


Yeah? WHat's your guess on whether more US soldiers will be killed by
Iraqis or by "friendly fire"?

What's the ratio so far?

And how about a side guess about how many British soldiers the US will
kill?


banjocat

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Mar 31, 2003, 12:57:45 PM3/31/03
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:59:58 -0500, BlackWater <b...@barrk.net> wrote:

> Only in Jessie Jacksons tiny little self-promoting mind.
> 'Red(neck) baiting' is his bread and butter.

Nah... More like in Sonny Perdue's mind.

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