From: wolfone@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Patrick Chester)
Newsgroups: alt.current-events.somalia,alt.politics.org.un,talk.politics.misc,alt.politics.british
Subject: Re: You know people that.....
Date: 13 Dec 92 23:41:17 GMT
Followup-To: alt.current-events.somalia
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <1992Dec10.144250.25052@spider.co.uk> andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon) writes:
]In article <1992Dec9.142648.13923@bnr.ca> Mike King writes:
]>In article <1992Dec4.174207.592@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mbur@nyx.cs.du.edu (MAC)
]>writes:
]>>
]>>
]>>Once again, the entire world turns its collective eyes towards the United
]>>States of America to solve the worlds problems.  We are the only nation
]>>who is able to do it, and has the balls to do it.  God bless the U.S. and
]>>may God bless the men and women of our armed forces.
]>>
]
]What a load of bollocks ! I can't believe this guy believes this. He must 
]really have his head up his arse.

Sadly, some people's patriotism inhibits higher brain functions. It isn't
all encompasing though. Though he does have a point. The U.S. is probably
the only nation with enough air and sealift capability to transport supplies
in vast quantities. We even have a few Marine Expeditionary Brigades floating
around to guard it all from rude people with guns.
 
]I really liked the Navy Seals 'secret invasion'. They looked really good on
]camera. They must all be ex-wrestlers.

The SEALs are on the same level of training as British SAS and SBS. However,
none of those groups will admit that any others are as good as theirs :)

Unfortunately, I missed the landing coverage and haven't seen any tapes so I
can't comment on how they looked. They are not, however, refugees from the
WWFs show-fights.
 
]>>When will the rest of the world ever get off of its collective ass and
]>>do something worth while? <sigh>
]>>
]
]OK, we'll just sit here and let you spend money on another country while
]your's goes to pot.

Maybe he was saying that your nation (and others) should help take up the 
job of aiding countries in trouble so we won't spend ourselves into the pot
trying to do it ourselves. But then, it's always easy to sit back and criticize
others.
 
]>>Don't mess with the U.S.
]>>
]
]"We did and Won" Signed Vietnam.

"You had Help" Signed Soviet Union and People's Republic of China.

Read some history. Vietnam would not have been able to sustain any real 
offensives without the large amount of supplies brought in by the USSR and
China. This is convenientely forgotten by some when they gush at Vietnam's
"people's" victory against a powerful superpower. They had a superpower 
helping them too.

]>
]>  Hmm. I wonder if there is anything to the rumour that oil has been discovered
]>in Somalia [;-)]. Mike King.
]
]Heh, Hee. This is my favourite follow up of the week !
]
]Damn, I'm glad I took this thread out of my kill file !

Damn, I'm glad you responded.
 
]	Andy
]-- 
]  |      Andy  Cannon      | When the truth is found, to be lies. |
]  | Misplaced Yorkshireman | And all the joy, within you dies.    |
]  |   Spider Systems Ltd   | Don't you want somebody to love ?    |
]  |  andrewc@spider.co.uk  |                   Jefferson Airplane |


-- 
Patrick Chester            |----------------------------------------------------
wolfone@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu |"The earth is too fragile a basket in which to keep
Politically Incorrect      |  all your eggs." Robert A. Heinlein
Future Lunar Colonist      |"The meek can *have* the Earth. The rest of us are 
#^%$!! Militarist          |  going to the stars." Robert A. Heinlein
(Of the Sun Tzu mentality) |----------------------------------------------------