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In response to "Wow. " by Mel Profit

sure we don't waste any time, last couple wars we blasted away within minutes of the go time -- nm

Posted by zeitgeist Mar 18 '11, 13:32

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we were hitting Afghanistan the evening of 9/11, seemed like. (I can't remember exactly, is that right?) -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 13:34 11
- Not at all. Not until October. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 18, 13:35 5
  - that was back when they thought they had to get some sort of official clearance....nm - x Mar 18, 13:39 4
    - I did sort of snicker tat Gates when he said that putting up a No Fly Zone was essentially an act of war. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 13:41 2
      - I took that as asking "How committed does America really want to be?" -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 13:44 1
        
        This could very well be. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 13:48
    - when the Constitution was still "quaint" how much we've grown up since then -- nm - moles Mar 18, 13:40
- not in the least - moles Mar 18, 13:35 4
  - I swear something was shown on TV ... maybe it was not us. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 13:36 3
    - Note to self: never let you testify in court. ;$ -- nm - Don Homer Mar 18, 13:36 1
      - oh, definitely. and this is a perfect example of why eyewitnesses suck. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 13:37
    - (this is my recollection of a crazy time, almost ten years later, so god only knows) -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 13:36

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