Comments on: Rumsfeld: U.S. Gaining World’s Respect From Wars

By: zz

zz — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:46:21 +0000

In all fairness you should include Reagan's pull out of Lebanon after the barracks bombing, though the whiny Dems in Congress had a major role in forcing that humiliating withdrawal.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:42:15 +0000

Right -- the Carter-era helicopter debacle in the Iranian desert, and the Clinton-era debacle in Mogadishu, those proved just how rough and tough the good old U.S. of A. really is.

Hal, why aren't you still trolling Protein Wisdom?

By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:24:56 +0000

Yea, because - you know - the US had never hit anyone before Iraq v2. Everyone thought we were wimps up until then.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:55:44 +0000

In the immortal words of Arthur Fonzarelli, before threats will be an effective deterrent, "At least once in your life you have to have actually hit someone.â Or, "You can't call yourself a gunslinger if you've never slung a gun."