Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:48:28 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

: : Yup. Instituted during the Clinton administration (by Shalikashvili,
: : I believe) with much unhappiness from the Special Forces. The idea
: : was to make everyone feel "special."
: :
: : And none of the regular Army I've talked to are very happy with their
: : new headgear either.
:
: : There was also the little issue that they ended up being manufactured
: : in China...
:
: But isn't China our most favored nation WRT trade?

: No. Apparently you're as ignorant of the meaning of the phrase "most
: favored nation."

What does it mean then?

: Who did THAT?

: I neither know, nor care.

Reagan, 1984. Look it up.

Eric