On Wednesday 21 May 2008 16:27, Pat McBride wrote: <snip> > Give the guy credit for guts, he went there, he may have made mistakes, but > he did go there. I haven't heard of too many politicians in recent history > who've gone to a war zone; just George Bush, our Prime Minister, and > Senator McCain - who by the way is a war veteran and a former POW. He
Personally I don't see him as a "war hero", any more than I would regard Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Nishimura as a "war hero". Google the said Admiral Nishimura and find out how he handled his final task. My apologies to Japanese members of this list, comparing him with McCain ... > knows what its all about, all same George Bush Sr. <snip> Wesley Parish -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Gaul is quartered into three halves. Things which are impossible are equal to each other. Guerrilla warfare means up to their monkey tricks. Extracts from "Schoolboy Howlers" - the collective wisdom of the foolish. ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
