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

[Robert Skinner]

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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