[OT] Another quote

This one was quoted in the National Post, it was 
supposedly a historical Powell Quote (when he 
was against the air campaign vs. Serbia):

"When someone starts telling me what airpower 
can do, I head for the bunker."

Sadly, it'll always take guys like Schoon, Los, 
Magic, and John to get in there and get the job 
done. (Well, maybe not so much for Magic since 
he graduated from he-who-hops-out-of-planes 
to he-who-flies-choppers *grin*)

The National Post carried a letter today from a 
women in Mississippi who basically was telling 
Canada the US didn't want our help, that we 
were ineffective and kind of a joke militarily and 
politically and that they'd go ahead and get the 
job done without us fine. 

At one moment, I was annoyed. I felt like saying 
"Hey, what gives you the right!", then I thought 
about it and I realized she was right and then I 
was just embarassed. Once upon a time, we 
used to have serious traction in multi-lateral 
affairs and we were swinging well beyond our 
league in peace-keeping and peace-making and 
sometimes in kicking arse and taking names. 
But I guess those days are fairly far past... 
(although they were only a decade ago). 

Good luck to the guys out on operational duty. 
I'll be with you in spirit and I'll be thinking of you 
at the gaming tables at ECC, when I know you 
can't be there. Come home safe. 

Tomb. 
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Mr. Thomas Barclay
Software Developer & Systems Analyst
thomas.barclay@stargrunt.ca
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