30-year Anniversary: Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched Vietnam War

Scott wrote

>> Better 'n free beer.

> When's the next time you're going come over and get some?

Speaking of which, Doug spent the night here last night and, between us, we
didn't drink a drop of alcoholic beverage. Where did my host skills go?

By the way, Doug, you left your Streets & Trips software sitting on the
couch. Let me know how and how quickly to bet get it back to you.

Lee

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> On Oct 15, 8:19 am, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick"
> <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote:
> > "Greg Mossman" <moss...@qnet.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:1192378536.418840.196020@q3g2000prf.googlegro ups.com...
> >
> > > On Oct 14, 2:55 am, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick"
> >
> > >> Thanks for pointing out that we've got 80% less casualties than an
> > >> excursion that was half as long.
> >
> > > But that was a real war. We're not fighting anyone in Iraq now.
> >
> > Brilliant psywar.
> >
> > They're killing each other at breakneck speed.
>
> They're getting better at what they do and they're recruiting more and
> more anti-Americans each day. If Bush's purpose in invading Iraq was
> to sustain world terrorism sufficiently to keep the money flowing into
> his supporters' coffers, he did a great job.
>
> > Better 'n free beer.
>
> Unfortunately it ain't free. Bush's little war to promote terrorism
> has cost us patriotic taxpayers hundreds of billions, going on a
> trillion. So much for Social Security. We should send our future
> retirees to Iraq where it's nice and sunny - they sure won't be able
> to afford Scottsdale or Boca.

Ha, like social security is supposed to be a retirement plan... that's
pretty funny. Maybe you actually *should* consider giving up your day job.

>> We should send our future retirees to Iraq where it's nice and sunny -
>> they sure won't be able
>> to afford Scottsdale or Boca.

You mean all the Mexicans you think should get social security and other
public benefits without ever having paid into them?

Sounds like a plan to me.

Lee

"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Scott wrote
>
>>> Better 'n free beer.
>
>> When's the next time you're going come over and get some?
>
> Speaking of which, Doug spent the night here last night and, between us,
> we didn't drink a drop of alcoholic beverage.

We were so full, it woulda had to be taken intravenously.

Blows a lotta pre-conceived notions around here, tho...

>Where did my host skills go?

Perfect as always!

> By the way, Doug, you left your Streets & Trips software sitting on the
> couch. Let me know how and how quickly to bet get it back to you.
>
> Lee

Keep it and I'll git me a nuthern ('08, when she's ready).

It's worth it's weight in gold.

Thanks for dinner, and everything!!!

"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" wrote

> Blows a lotta pre-conceived notions around here, tho...

Not completely.

Curtis

On Oct 15, 2:07 pm, "Lee Bell" <pleeb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >> We should send our future retirees to Iraq where it's nice and sunny -
> >> they sure won't be able
> >> to afford Scottsdale or Boca.
>
> You mean all the Mexicans you think should get social security and other
> public benefits without ever having paid into them?
>
> Sounds like a plan to me.

When did I ever suggest Mexicans should get Social Security without
having paid into it? They should be treated exactly like other
employees: if they pay into it, they should be eligible for benefits.
If not, not.

Many, if not most, illegal Mexicans have FICA deducted from their
paychecks. It's one thing for an employer to risk tangling with
whatever they're calling INS nowadays, but quite another to try to
thwart the IRS from payroll tax obligations.

However, since most illegal Mexicans are smart enough to not raise a
red flag (preferring the orange, green, and white of their own flag),
they don't ever try to collect Social Security that they've paid into
the system. Hence a windfall for us rich white Americans who not only
get our strawberries picked for us, but we get to keep their Social
Security checks as well.

> Keep it and I'll git me a nuthern ('08, when she's ready).
> It's worth it's weight in gold.

Thanks.

> Thanks for dinner, and everything!!!

Anytime. It was our pleasure.

Lee

In article <1192405733.961133.234010@e34g2000pro.googlegroups .com>,
mossman@qnet.com says...
-On Oct 14, 4:20 pm, crownfield <crownfi...@verizon.net> wrote:
-> In article <1192340705.377730.295...@v23g2000prn.googlegroups .com>,
-> moss...@qnet.com says...
-> -On Oct 13, 6:03 pm, "Scott" <pugetsounddi...@gmail.com> wrote:
-> -
-> -> What this clearly indicates is that our media and our liberal
-> -> politicians pick and choose, and they tend to present only those facts
-> -> that support their agenda driven reporting.
-> -
-> -Exactly.
-> -
-> -For instance, look at Table 6 in your cite(http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/
-> -natsec/RL32492.pdf)
-> -
-> -It shows number of wounded from Operation Oil Freedom at 23,417, and
-> -number of amputations at 472. In the Korean War, there were 103,284
-> -wounded and 1,477 amputations. Therefore we've already run up a fifth
-> -of the wounded toll and a fourth of the amputation toll of the entire
-> -Korean War. And that was a real war.
->
-> actually, no. it was a police action.
-
-Sure it was. Lots of police served in that war. Firemen too.

farmers, too.
that does not make it a farm action.

-
-

--
Bob Crownfield
crownfield@verizon.net

On Oct 15, 10:53 am, "Lee Bell" <pleeb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Scott wrote
>
> >> Better 'n free beer.
> > When's the next time you're going come over and get some?
>
> Speaking of which, Doug spent the night here last night and, between us, we
> didn't drink a drop of alcoholic beverage. Where did my host skills go?
>
> By the way, Doug, you left your Streets & Trips software sitting on the
> couch. Let me know how and how quickly to bet get it back to you.
>
> Lee

That was Nisarel posting in my name.

> That was Nisarel posting in my name.

I know, but I'm still married and still had to decline.

Lee