[Rhodes22-list] What I Had In Mind - political

[Herb Parsons]

Robert,

I read your entire email, including the last paragraph. As was pointed 
out though, you try to over-simplify.

The use of the term "possible" as the problems I mentioned. Obama's and 
Hillary's "ASAP" is not only vastly different from MINE, they're 
different from EACH OTHER, and THAT is the crux of the matter.

Now, if you're saying "ASAP" means we bring them home when the mission 
is complete, you and I agree on the war, but not on what "ASAP" means. 
You would also be disagreeing with both Clinton and Obama on how soon is 
"possible".

As to having "our finest there forever", I'd say only if "forever" is 
what it takes. We have "our finest" still in both Japan and Germany, and 
that war was won ever half a century ago.



Robert Skinner wrote:
> Herb - please re-read my last paragraph.
>
>   
>>> As to bringing our troops home, the
>>> discussion is only about timing and method.
>>> The guys in country only know, "With your
>>> shield or on it."
>>>       
>
> Practical as well as political issues will
> determine what and when is "possible".  Or 
> do you want our finest there forever?
> /Robert
>
> Herb Parsons wrote:
>   
>> I can't say that I agree Robert. I'm on this list, and I don't want them
>> home "ASAP". That's the problem, when we start using all encompassing
>> phrases like "as soon as POSSIBLE".
>>
>> It's "possible" for us to surrender our mission, and bring them home.
>> That's the way we can do it "soonest". There are two candidates that are
>> advocating exactly that.
>>
>> One of those candidates voted to allow the mission. Now, in order to get
>> elected, she's promising to abandon that mission, Shame on her.
>>
>> Another candidate says that we should never have engaged in that
>> mission, that we cannot accomplish the mission, and that's why he's
>> abandoning it. Shame on him too.
>>
>> Another candidate says that no matter the reason we took up the mission,
>> we must finish it by winning.
>>
>> Guess who's going to get my vote?
>>
>> Robert Skinner wrote:
>>     
>>> Ed, you are preaching to the choir.
>>>
>>> I doubt that there is anyone on this list
>>> who wishes anything but the best for our
>>> women and men in uniform, or who would not
>>> want them home ASAP.  This is not Berkley.
>>>
>>> Our support for the humans does not waver.
>>> Viet nam taught us to separate the messenger
>>> from the message.  Many of us do have some
>>> issues with the message.
>>>
>>> As to bringing our troops home, the
>>> discussion is only about timing and method.
>>> The guys in country only know, "With your
>>> shield or on it."
>>>
>>> Semper Fi,
>>> /Robert
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> Tootle wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>> --
>> Herb Parsons
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>>
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Herb Parsons
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