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Canuck57[_9_]

On 13/06/2010 10:33 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:01:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:08 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Again, there's no expectation of "global" war. Who exactly are we going to
fight that's capable of any kind of sustained major campaign??

Some might very well argue that we are already in the early stages of
a global war against religious extremists. Unfortunately I don't see
that situation getting better any time soon. How long did the
crusades last in the middle ages, and how/why did they end?

Some could argue we are still watching the crusades.

The classic crusades ended because Europe had their ass handed to them
about 5 times in a row.
I suspect we will lose this one too but I said that in 1991. We really
should have taken the advice of those who said we should have put that
early victory in our pocket and gone home. I knew we wouldn't.

That is the same thing that happened to the first crusaders. One win
and then a string of "ties" and humiliating losses after that, until
they finally just stopped.

Agreed. We don't have what it takes to win this one. We need to be
angry enough to be ruthless... such as our opponents. Without the desire
to really win it, we shouldn't even be there.

It is why I support bringing the troups home. No sense in wasting their
blood for people wanting to live in the dark age barberism.

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