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... the 30th anniversary of the kickoff to Gulf War 1 on August 2nd?

I am deeply ashamed!:(
 
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Schattenreiter said:
In my opinion we should focus on the end of such events rather than the beginning.


Can't see much good in starting something like that.
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Couldn't agree more with the last part.

But I by nature tend to focus on the beginnings. The ends are inevitable; the beginnings are avoidable, and those are the lessons I want to learn.

OBTW: I don't celebrate either.
 
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JT said:
Couldn't agree more with the last part.

But I by nature tend to focus on the beginnings. The ends are inevitable; the beginnings are avoidable, and those are the lessons I want to learn.

OBTW: I don't celebrate either.
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I guess if there is anything to celebrate it is the fact we have those willing and able to handle such events and in that respect we have them everyday thank God. Not sure where we would be without them.
 
I have a dear Pard tha was in the room when the deal of Safe Passage was made to the Iranians. Not second hand info. Safe Passage guarantee and them shoot 'em in the desert.

Who ever heard of a Muslim holding a grudge?????
 
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Regardless of whether one thinks that war was 'just' or not, or necessary or not, Bush deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for getting all of those nations on board, keeping Israel out of it after Iraq tried to draw them in, and allowing Norman Schwartzkopf (not my fave, but I give credit where it's due...) to run his plan.

On the flip side, look at what we learned: Saddam was unstable, the F-117 worked great, the different branches still had not figured out how to talk to one another, and our armor kicked ass.
 
Chuckman said:
Regardless of whether one thinks that war was 'just' or not, or necessary or not, Bush deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for getting all of those nations on board, keeping Israel out of it after Iraq tried to draw them in, and allowing Norman Schwartzkopf (not my fave, but I give credit where it's due...) to run his plan.

On the flip side, look at what we learned: Saddam was unstable, the F-117 worked great, the different branches still had not figured out how to talk to one another, and our armor kicked ass.
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...and sleeping in gas masks and wearing charcoal MOPP suits for days sucks major ass.
 
Whilst I cannot warrant the accuracy of the various graphics, this video on the Air War: First Night gave what seems to me an impressive "God's Eye View" of the scope of the various operations.

 
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