Re: no gun ri

["Patricia Winston \(Trish\)" <winstonp001@hawaii.rr.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@korean-war.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: no gun ri


>
> >Trish,
>
> > >>What's wrong with comparing events at different times in history?  By
your
> >reckoning, what's to be learned?  Is there no value in, for example,
> >comparing military preparedness at the outbreak of the Korean War with,
say
> >WWII,  Vietnam or any other war?   I don't find the review credible, but
I
> >certainly think there is a place for "lessons learned".<<
>
> There is a place for "lessons learned" but Paul was referring to John2's
> willingness to believe the worst based on actions by the unit did in the
> Indian Wars, not on an analysis of all facts/points presented by all
> sides.  There is a difference.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523
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>

I can agree that the analogy and conclusions are bad.  But it seemed to me
that Paul was objecting to the general issue of lessons learned.  Thank you
for the clarification.

Trish