We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:45:47 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This one seems apt for today - given Bill's story of being mortared, failure to honor a truce, and Oldloadrs observation yesterday about M113s wearing fencing.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:38:54 -0600 Speechless? I like that! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54330 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54330 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:18:46 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54307 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54307 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:16:48 -0600 Beauty defers to age. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54306 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54306 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:46:32 -0600 Yup, John's got it, Mags. And *no*, I wasn't there when Georgie said it... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54302 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54302 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:46:09 -0600 the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” is how I remember it, Maggie. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54297 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54297 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:12:54 -0600 “No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.” http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54295 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54295 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:29:56 -0600 I love the sentiment expressed! :-) Reminds me of the Patton quote-can't remember his exact words-to the effect that the goal of combat isn't to die gloriously for your country but to make the enemy die gloriously for his. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54284 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54284 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:47:24 -0600 And ankle bitting Ferrets. ;) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54282 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54282 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:21:09 -0600 I was just tying in the comment about the fencing... Snipers. I'm surrounded by snipers! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54275 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54275 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:31:29 -0600 Stryker MCV-B variant, that one. Not sure if the 172d or 3/2 were the first to take those to Iraq. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54272 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/motivators_5.html#comment-54272 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:47:22 -0600