Re: [GZG] Grossly Off-topic ANZAC Whining, - Geo knowledge

>At 4:05 PM -0500 7/27/08, Allan Goodall wrote:
>
>Out of curiosity, was this post intended to start a political debate
>as to whether or not the war should have been fought in the first
>place? Because if it is, I'll just unsubscribe now and save myself
>much gnashing of teeth.

No Allan, it was pointing out that a lot of 
people I've debated on the subject don't even 
have a grounding in recent military history let 
alone the basics of military conflicts in the 
20th century. When I've been told that no country 
has defeated an insurgency in the 20th Century 
vis a vis Vietnam, I'm quite surprised. It's like 
hearing a statement that no one has ever beaten 
the Germans or that land wars in Asia are utterly 
fruitless.
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