Well said Wirt Follow the link http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pri&dt=051201&cat=news&st=newsd8e7kjpg1&src=ap -------------- Original message from Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>: -------------- > John writes: > > > I heard a 5 star general interviewed this morning on the radio predicting > > what will happen if a civilized presence leaves the mideast. > > Just as a technical note, there are no 5 star generals in the military, and > there haven't been since the death of Omar Bradley here in El Paso in the early > 1980's. The 5-star rank was created during WWII and hasn't been used since. > > > > It was ugly > > how many regimes he predicted will fall to this very organized radical > > fundamentalist group that is committed to terrorism as a political tool > > from which to gain power and followers. This is an aggressive, organized > > enemy that has been operating very stealthily for many years, possibly > > masterminded by OBL (who has been awfully quiet...maybe pushin daisies?). > > Until we went into Iraq, I don't think the world realized how advanced > this > > organization of terror was. > > The insurgency in Iraq is a phenomenon of our own creation. OBL didn't create > it. GWB did. And it will dissipate after we leave, although it may well morph > into all-out sectarian war afterwards. > > Wirt Atmar > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *