Text 26587, 57 rader
Skriven 2009-01-20 16:07:30 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
  Kommentar till text 26492 av Bob Ackley (1:300/3)
Ärende: The first of many to com
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Hello Bob,

>BA>To those who claim that Bush minor has prevented further terrorist
>BA>attacks in this country I merely point out that prior to Bush minor
>BA>taking office there was precisely *one* such attack

>RW>Hmmm, I guess you're discounting the attack on Pearl Harbor and all of
>RW>those indian attacks on various US citizens before that.

BA>Not discounting them, not even ignoring them.  The Japanese
BA>attack on Pearl Harbor was an overt act of war designed to paralyze
BA>the US forces in the Pacific so the Japanese could do whatever they
BA>wanted there without any interference.

The Japanese attack on PH was nothing more than a warning to the
US not to interfere with Japanese affairs.  The Japanese high command
never considered the possibility that the US would go to war over
such a small incident, given the target was a military installation.

BA>Those Indian attacks were made against people who were invading their
BA>territory.  And note that the US government violated every single
BA>treaty it made with the various Indian tribes.  On the subject of
BA>Indian terrorism, you might look up a fellow named Chivington.

Native Americans were very adept at riding horses while shooting
bows and arrows.  Had more Native Americans been armed with guns,
the white man never would have been able to conquer their lands.

BA>And note also that William T. ("War Criminal") Sherman conducted
BA>a campaign terrorism specifically aimed at noncombatant civilians in
BA>Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina..  For which activities, BTW,
BA>he was decorated and eventually made chief of staff of the Army.

Sherman's "March to the Sea" gave Russians the idea as to how
to defend themselves against Napoleon Bonaparte.  The problem for
Southerners was the weather wasn't quite cold enough, which is
why Sherman succeeded.

Sherman also became President of Louisiana State University.  His
portrait caused a small rue at the university a few months ago when
some not-too-bright student insisted on hanging it up in the hallway.
After some heated debate, the portrait was removed and placed in
storage.

On another note, years ago there were two of Sherman's cannons at the
entrance of LSU.  But the cannons were removed and placed in storage
(nobody really knows where) so the university could be named as one of
two sites for a civil war museum (the other university located in
Gettysburg).

--Lee


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