Texas State busses in the incident I had described. You know, paid for by the taxpayers. I actually saw a furry. But on CWW, read the book. The movie is good but the descriptions of how Wilson finnagled his war are eye-opening. The whole thing is an exercise in unintended consequences though. Yeah the USSR scurried out of Afghanistan aft…
Texas State busses in the incident I had described. You know, paid for by the taxpayers. I actually saw a furry. But on CWW, read the book. The movie is good but the descriptions of how Wilson finnagled his war are eye-opening. The whole thing is an exercise in unintended consequences though. Yeah the USSR scurried out of Afghanistan after enough of its troops went home in body bags or maimed and mutilated, but that episode informed Russia's disdain for the West and angry Muslims were unleashed. Less than 20 years later, 911 resulted. Now it is the Ukraine sacrifice. I am by no means an isolationist but every pot is not worthy of stirring.
Oh yes, our nation-building efforts have not ended well. Whether unintended or not is a question in my mind one day after the 30th anniversary of the "Mogadishu Mile" and Slick Willy's immediate decision to cut and run....those efforts apparently were not worth the sacrifice of TF Ranger.
RE: the movie though, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Gust was, I think my favorite character/portrayal of all time - the dialogue about bugging the scotch bottle is classic.
Texas State busses in the incident I had described. You know, paid for by the taxpayers. I actually saw a furry. But on CWW, read the book. The movie is good but the descriptions of how Wilson finnagled his war are eye-opening. The whole thing is an exercise in unintended consequences though. Yeah the USSR scurried out of Afghanistan after enough of its troops went home in body bags or maimed and mutilated, but that episode informed Russia's disdain for the West and angry Muslims were unleashed. Less than 20 years later, 911 resulted. Now it is the Ukraine sacrifice. I am by no means an isolationist but every pot is not worthy of stirring.
Oh yes, our nation-building efforts have not ended well. Whether unintended or not is a question in my mind one day after the 30th anniversary of the "Mogadishu Mile" and Slick Willy's immediate decision to cut and run....those efforts apparently were not worth the sacrifice of TF Ranger.
RE: the movie though, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Gust was, I think my favorite character/portrayal of all time - the dialogue about bugging the scotch bottle is classic.