Thanks for adding some color to that, I knew that but my email was wrong in that respect. I guess I just get so PO'd at the PC/revisionist statements in articles like that I stop thinking straight.
I do love the comments about "when the BUFF shows up, many times the enemy will decide they don't want to fight and flee." ------------- Max Charleston SC On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 5:52 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > After political restraints were finally removed from B-52 activity over N. > Vietnam on 18 Dec 72, it took less than 11 days for B-52's to force N. > Vietnam to beg to sign an agreement, something they were reluctant to do > during the previous 15 years or so of our involvement. Everybody signed, > "we" came home, and coupla years later Congress gave it all away by > refusing to provide any more aid to S Viet. This, in effect, told N. Viet, > "You may do whatever you want without any interference from US." > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-52 > > > Yes, but when the Grey Lady includes factually incorrect statements like >> this "Even after millions of tons of bombs were dropped in far corners of >> the world, most foes targeted by the bomber, including those in Iraq, >> Afghanistan and Vietnam, ultimately prevailed." Political will (or rather >> a lack there of) allowed the enemy to prevail in one case and survive in >> the other cases. Nothing to do with the effectiveness of the bomber. >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> '87 300TD >> '95 E300 >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
