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IP: Is This The Ghost of Vietnam I See Before Me?
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 18:34:16 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: "Tim O'Connor" <oconnort () nyu edu> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:30:39 -0500 To: farber () cis upenn edu Subject: NYT: Is This The Ghost of Vietnam I See Before Me? Comparisons with Vietnam-era logic and analysis are chilling in this New York Times article. (The URL is below.) I am not suggesting that Pentagon spokesmen are being misleading or dishonest or dishonorable; rather, the tone of repetition in comparing how "we" saw things back then, and how those in charge see things now, gives one reason to pause and reflect on what everyone involved has learned. Much more than is immediately apparent at first glance, I hope. Find the entire article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/06/international/asia/06FIGH.html [snip] Important fresh details of a set of combat operations that began Sunday and were waged over a sprawling battlefield emerged as Pentagon officials said the hard-core Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters making a last stand in eastern Afghanistan suffered heavy casualties but also surprised American forces by their fierce resistance. "I don't think we knew what we were getting into this time, but I think we're beginning to adjust," Sgt. Maj. Mark Nielsen told a reporter in the Pentagon press pool for the operation. [snip] --tim o'connor ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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