Anyone see that **** on the news tonight waffling on about the pilot involved in the "friendly fire" thing? He's a neighbour of aid pilot. Full of "You guys (that's us) need to get off your arses and get involved in the war" (Oddly, I expected that) and "We saved your asses in WWII" and "We don't need your help, just your cooperation" but ending with "Our pilot is an American hero". It's a fucking good job I wasn't the reporter interviewing him or he'd have puke running all down his plaid shirt. The ****. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
To hear it makes your skin crawl, idiots in charge of ultimate machines. I blame the lack of quality training. -- 'nothing up top but a bucket & a mop & an illustrated book about birds' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover 101 GS/Ambi (Morph) BMW 650 GS Dakar 2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa
No, of course not. I think you have much to contribute - as do many others. But there's reasoned argument, and there's the "I am an expert who knows far more than you ever could" school. You do not need to have directly experienced a thing to be able to discuss it or have an informed opinion, hm? Ali
"So there I was, sitting in this shitty city in Italy called Sitges, eating a yummy Big Mac, when this big, twin-engined plane (I think it was a Lockheed 747) flew *right* over my head". Like that you mean? -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
Can you ask him if he's heard of Anna Nicole Smith? -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
Informed by what; usenet? The web? The Daily Mail? I used to pay good money for things that melted my synapses. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
vulgarandmischevious wrote; You're right, it wasn't difficult. But only psychic powers could extract understanding from what you posted.
vulgarandmischevious wibbled: Actually on balance, you're probably right. So can we attribute all the **** ups to poor training?
Needed more commas, though... -- Veggie Dave UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08 IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com POST PRODUCTION http://www.iq18films.co.uk Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
I worked for several years with the USMC and USAF and whilst I didn't deal with their top brass, therefore can't comment on their attitudes, I can categorically state that the guys on the ground did consider themselves above everything and better than anyone. The USMC in particular were scarily gung ho, both in attitude and actions. This probably accounted for the 7 EOD they lost in the submunition grid shortly before one of our trips out there.
