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Re: Lighning war?

Larry J — 1/24/2003 6:27:47 PM (archived)

Was "Lightning War" invented by Germany? Sure. So were a lot of other things like aspirin. Your implication seems to be that anything invented by Germany is tainted somehow. If that's the case, then there are a lot of things that you should immediately stop using or risk being a hypocrit.

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French outraged yet again - phil - 1/23/2003 5:08:35 PM
- Maybe we backed the wrong side in the Great War. - Lee - 1/24/2003 8:52:59 PM
  - Re: haa! - Raoul - 1/24/2003 6:26:18 PM
  - Hoo, boy...suggest you go back to the cowboys and "injuns." (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/24/2003 4:19:38 PM
    - I could just see it now. - Lee - 1/24/2003 6:38:57 PM
- France and Germany deserve to be disrespected for their craven support of Saddam. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/23/2003 5:28:20 PM
  - Re: Europe v USA - Raoul Lannoy - 1/23/2003 6:53:32 PM
    - Re: Europe v USA - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2003 7:27:52 PM
      - Re: Europe v USA - Raoul - 1/23/2003 7:57:30 PM
        
        Re: Europe v USA - McFly - 1/23/2003 8:15:26 PM
        
        If I Were Joe Bin Laden...... - McFly This - 1/23/2003 3:53:03 PM
        
        Lindy, all that insane laughter is rather unnerving n/t (n/t) - McFly - 1/24/2003 6:00:54 PM
        
        Re: Europe v USA - Raoul - 1/23/2003 10:56:53 AM
        
        Be gentle when busting his delusions - Larry J - 1/23/2003 9:23:05 AM
      - Re: Europe v USA - Larry J - 1/23/2003 7:55:17 PM
      - Do we really want European troops, commanders, etc... when we are involved in a lightning war in Iraq? - Scott - 1/23/2003 10:17:07 AM
        
        Lighning war? - Tony - 1/24/2003 3:30:40 PM
        
        Re: Lighning war? - Larry J - 1/24/2003 6:27:47 PM
        
        My implication - Tony - 1/24/2003 8:38:12 PM
        
        perhaps, but they forgot to patent it n/t (n/t) - McFly - 1/24/2003 6:03:06 PM
        
        Exactly, Tony. Look up "blitzkrieg", Scott. n/t (n/t) - LJ - 1/24/2003 4:43:08 PM
        
        Subtlety is just lost on you n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/24/2003 5:57:58 PM
        
        Scott, it's all about comforting the weak... - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/24/2003 11:27:27 AM
        
        Do You Really Believe That CRAP?? (n/t) - Lindy - 1/23/2003 3:44:22 PM
        
        Re: lightning war in Iraq? - Raoul Lannoy - 1/23/2003 10:30:59 AM
        
        Re: lightning war in Iraq? - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2003 10:35:37 AM
- An interesting Safire comment on France and Germany - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2003 5:12:53 PM
  - Post war arrangements - FrankC - 1/23/2003 5:55:47 PM
    - Re: Post war arrangements - Larry J - 1/23/2003 11:14:07 AM
    - I think that is on the verge of changing. - Scott - 1/23/2003 10:19:32 AM

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