Re: Wars

[James Robert Dennis III <jrdennis@earthlink.net>]

And let me guess, you are also his Father...

\>Our military can always win battles, because it is the best in the 
world. 
>But our politicians cannot capitalize on our military successes. The 
>Persian Gulf campaign is an excellent example of this. We are about to 
>have a rerun of this military success, but with the same political failure.
>
>James Robert Dennis III, I have been insulted by experts. Amateurs don't 
>bother me in the least. I have a nephew named James Robert. We call him 
>Jim Bob.
>
>Bob Dove 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Love Shack 
>  To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu 
>  Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 1:24 PM
>  Subject: Re: Wars
>
>
>  Wow...Flatly Blaming one group over another is not correct thinking.
>  How about Battlefield Politics...?  Which Politics which group?
>  How about Senior Commanders Politics?
>  How about Business Politics?   How about the International Politics?
>  Social Ramifications... Environmental Ramifications
>
>  The politicians are managing the US with the the best info available.
>  Sometimes with No substantive information.
>
>  IMHO if the Leadershp is focused one one small group instead of the 
>whole country
>  then the Military cannot win.. If the Leadership is moving for the 
>benefit of the country
>  then the Military can succeed. OR if the benefit is minor to the expense 
>the Military loses.
>
>  Korea was a war where we did not want to get engaged.
>  The US, China and Russia all got sucked in..
>  Nobody won...
>
>  In the long term the "bleeding" maybe allowed the two sides to 
>  some day talk as the Older Generation died away, and corresponding hate.
>
>  When Japan left the region they left a political vacuum.
>  One day it was there the next gone.
>  Sorta like the Pagens, Hells Angles, Italian and Russian Mafia,
>  Columbia Cocaine, et others under control one minute.
>  That control took a long vacation...
>
>  DF
>
>
>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>    From: BATTD2000@aol.com 
>    To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu 
>    Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 12:39 PM
>    Subject: Re: Wars
>
>
>    I have to strongly disagree with this statement. The US military has 
>won the wars but the damn politicians turn around give it all away! 
>
>
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