Re: [OT] Frog Bashing

--- Tony Christney <tchristney@telus.net> wrote:

> Why ... the normally sensible people ...
> are so easily drawn in by John ...
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Johns hard nosed opinions tend to create controversy
and comment, that frequently lead to interesting
counter comments or agreement by many.
 
> Times change. Nations that were once mighty are no
> longer. 
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Actually, I cannot think of any 'people' who have 
created an 'empire' and lost it, that have been
able to reach 'empire' status again.

> I would comment on John A.... if I thought
> that he was capable of looking past the wall of
> bigoted ignorance that he has erected.
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John A. shows the world through the eyes of the 
soldier, he views the world as;
1) trusted allies, 2) possible traitors,
3) the enemy, 4) and those that do not count.

> > But I will say that had I been French ( shudder! )
> I'd be very very pissed-off at the lack of justice
in > some of the criticisms.
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The criticisms have been earned.

>> Especially from people who had such inglorious
>> debacles as the Fall of Singapore, the great 
>> skedaddle at Kasserine, etc in their countries'
>> military history.
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Suprise attacks are normally successful.
The Germans lost at Kasserine!

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