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Maybe, maybe not. At least as far as the number of men goes. The preparedness of our troops in not only Vietnam, and Korea, but even more so in WWII was laughable compared to our guys today. No conscripts, no generic grunts. All of them are highly trained and indeed an "Army of One" as they...

(While it may not surprise you to hear me disagree with Rush Limbaugh....LOL!!!) Here's my guess. Semi-educated, as my son has quite recently enlisted in the Navy. Goes to boot camp June 30. The military is just far more sophisticated now. The selectivity of enlistees is enormously...

As we probably should do with virtually every aspect of this war. (Hopefully we are....we should have learned this lesson long ago. Like when we failed to rescue the hostages in Iran, and Israel's response was essentially "why did you not ask us how to do it?")

The following is not neccesarily my opinion. But I thought it interesting enough to quote in this context. This goes against my general policy of avoiding cut and paste, and even more specifically of quoting Bill O' Reilly (my disclaimer). Bill O’Reilly: “The New Nazis” It is...

Don't know how I missed the Stalag 17 thing, thanks! And I agree, Eyes Wide Shut may or may not age well...maybe needs some time on the vine, and a then a few decades after fementation. But most importantly......any hints as to the Mr.Market still being just a frame of an epic theatrical...

Not sure what you mean about "see previous post"...you think Stalag 17 sucked? I had mentioned Born on The Fourth of July also. As an aside, I think "Fail Safe" and "Dr. Strangelove" need to be considered as an "Entry" (as in the horse racing term). Same exact plot. Completely...

OK, guess I was trying to "defend his honor" because of my great admiration for his career. I am loyal to a fault. So, how about Casablanca and Stalag 17? Rs7

It is not that I don't agree. FOR ME, as I said, it was a big disappointment. "Wholly unsatisfying" says it well. I only disagreed with your term...that it "sucked". Not liking, or not appreciating, or not understanding a work of art is a personal preference. Very subjective. So it sucked for...

Off topic, so I apologize. But I gotta come to Kubricks defense. I feel some weird obligation (maybe because Strangelove to me was the best "War" movie, or perhaps any movie ever, and that is on topic enough to justify this response). Kubrick made a movie for himself....not the first one...

HUH? Hapaboy, hell, I like you, despite your politics.....and I actually sort of KNOW you:) (and I used to like Charlton Heston.....little did I know) BTW, my very closest friend is the most right wing guy you ever would want to meet. And a Syrian (Christian) to boot! Yet, despite these...

I understand your point about Full Metal Jacket. It was "anti-war" to me perhaps, because it hit very close to home. Young kids being where they didn't want to be. Remember, at that time, one in six got drafted into the Marines...at least for a while. Count me 1-A at the time. "Paths of...

Yup, another great one. (Saw it on a very memorable day of my life, so it has extra special appeal to me:) Also reminded me of Where Eagles Dare...a somewhat similar plot. And another great war movie. It seems the WWII topic films are certainly not as anti-war as the films about our more...

Hapaboy, you liked Full Metal Jacket? An anti-war movie? (as was Apocalypse Now, and really all of them to certain degrees). I would add "Bridge on the River Kwai" as one of the great ones. Rs7

This is a valid point. We now will have half our armed forces actively involved in this campaign. Which indeed may seem to our other perceived threats as window of opportunity. Let's pray this scenario does not come to be. Rs7

Yes, these are certainly "important questions" and that is my concern. While perhaps you do not see the moral obligation I feel to release the Iraqi people from the tyrannical rule they suffer, I agree with you about the obvious. It can clearly be seen that to much of the world (arab and...

OK...here is a prime example of how divisive this escapade is. Alfonso seem to believe what he says. How do we overcome such mistaken impressions of our intentions? Does Alphonso believe there is no danger posed by Saddam and his weapons programs? Does Alphonso really believe the Iraqi people...

Went and saw the movie "BASIC". Was really pumped to see it. John Travolta and Samuel Jackson....... Since my favorite "contemporary" movie is Pulp Fiction, with these same two guys, I was expecting something special. And it was. Fast paced, interesting, lot's of twists and turns. (and the...

Seems not to be much effort on the behalf of a real solution here. I started this thread because the whole situation seems to have possible ramifications beyond what we thought we had bargained for. No matter what one's stance is on this Iraqi campaign, I see potentially devastating...

If Syria contributes to the Iraqi cause, will we consider them a part of this war? And if so, will that mean Israel will be drawn in as an active participant? Kuwait hit by a Chinese missile. Iran crossing the border. Demonstrations against the US all over the arab world. Is this going...

:confused: fine post. Raises the bar.