Re: OT: Another Simberg satire?

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:15:51 GMT, simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

It doesn't matter how much things cost, if the rice feeds enemy
combatants holding a key position. And if we can afford to fly the
mission, but they can't afford to lose the rice.

....Which is why you quit bombing the trucks and start seeding the rice
paddies with defoliants and other short-term biowarfare nasties. The
problem with Vietnam was that we weren't allowed to go all-out to win
like we should have been.

OM
--
]=====================================[
] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [
] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [
] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [
]=====================================[
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: The food crisis begins to bite
    ... people can't even afford to buy food, ... interfere in the production process that they can't grow ... be able to afford to buy food from others. ... They are the "poor starving wretches" who won't sell us their rice. ...
    (misc.survivalism)
  • Re: DCP eBay Auction Canceled - Private Auction Soon
    ... It was my mission as well, though it didn't happen on the timeframe I'd ... As it reached the point where DCP couldn't afford to ...
    (rec.arts.marching.drumcorps)
  • Re: The U.S. is Pulling Out of Iraq. It Will Be The Fall of Saigon All Over Again.
    ... Tuck your tail between your legs and run, ... stay the course and finish the mission. ... You can't afford it, numbnuts. ...
    (rec.martial-arts)
  • Re: Why women should not be on the front line, by Major Judith Webb
    ... The question for any military is, given the extremely high costs of aircraft and the cost and length of time to train a pilot, can we afford to train pilots who would have a lower probability of survival, lower probability of accomplishing their mission and a lower probability of bringing that expensive aircraft back to base after a mission? ... My guess is no, we can't afford it... ...
    (soc.men)
  • Re: Load Up the Pantry
    ... And a quick jaunt down to my local Wal-Mart shows plenty of rice. ... Right now it is mostly speculation and panic buying. ... People in poor nations aren't starving because there is no food, it's because they can't afford it. ... Your only penalty may be buying a bunch of rice at a higher price because you panicked instead of waiting for the price to come back down. ...
    (misc.survivalism)