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Not as stupid, but still....asking if the Delta troopers weren't going to
kill anyone when they got to the Embassy if EAGLE CLAW hadn't ended in the desert. Charlie Beckwith said "No sir. Any Iranian with a weapon gets two in the chest and one in the head. No exceptions." Still, he was kinda stupid, and soft. He would've been a fine SECSTATE, or a UN Ambassador, but President....ugh. "Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message m... "Alan Jones" wrote in message ... On Fri, 08 May 2009 05:31:42 GMT, (Derek Lyons) wrote: Or the B-70, or any one of other the $BIGNUM projects meant to produce a replacement for the B-52. Or the arsenal barge, or the 'stretched' 640, or the dozen plus Seawolf submarines, or the 24 ship Ohio class. Or the MBT-70, and a raft of other attempts to replace the M-60.... D. Well ya know, I had to reluctantly agree with Pres. Carter when he cancelled the B1, saying it was a good airplane but but about 30%? too expensive to take over the B-52 role. Note to, that Carter had been briefed on stealth at that point and really saw that we'd be better off waiting for it. Carter wasn't as stupid as some would like to give him credit for. -- Greg Moore Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC. |
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