Re: bayonettes are too a useful device

Thomas Barclay wrote:
...Snip...JTL
> In the Somalia piece, as I recall, there was one case of a man
> advancing firing his AK while clutching his baby. (Or a baby). That
> makes for a tough choice for the soldier facing that. I don't know
> about you, but I'd feel pretty rotten if I had to (accidentally even)
> take out a baby. You know it isn't the baby's fault.....
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> Tom.

Tom,
     As the question really comes down to: choose to Live or Die.
I for one made the choice a long time ago, Life.
     While I agree that I would feel rotten about the action,
I would shoot first and feel rotten later.

Sorry to have offended, none is intended.

Bye for now,
John L.