Dead4Life 0 #1 April 15, 2005 Quotepreparing themselves to join the war on terrorism. Has this phrase been worn out yet? War on terror? 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. President Bush is still using this to justify every single dirty job we embark in the Middle East. This is just getting out of hand and needs to stop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #2 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuotepreparing themselves to join the war on terrorism. Has this phrase been worn out yet? War on terror? 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. President Bush is still using this to justify every single dirty job we embark in the Middle East. This is just getting out of hand and needs to stop. 1) They're foreign troops, not U.S. troops being trained there. 2) This was written by journalists, not Washington. 3) Has OBL been found yet? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #3 April 15, 2005 Apparently us Brits are also sending our SAS out to the States to do almost all their training with the US special forces. Apparently according to newspaper reports here there is a marked reluctance by the RAF to provide the specialist training required! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #4 April 15, 2005 QuoteHas this phrase been worn out yet? War on terror? 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. President Bush is still using this to justify every single dirty job we embark in the Middle East. This is just getting out of hand and needs to stop. This thread and this forum are about skydiving. Please don't hijack this thread, and please take any conversations of this sort to Speakers Corner. That forum is designed for these topics. Thanks.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #5 April 15, 2005 Quote 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. How much do you rent that time machine of yours out for? 3 years, 7 months, a couple of days... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteHas this phrase been worn out yet? War on terror? 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. President Bush is still using this to justify every single dirty job we embark in the Middle East. This is just getting out of hand and needs to stop. This thread and this forum are about skydiving. Please don't hijack this thread, and please take any conversations of this sort to Speakers Corner. That forum is designed for these topics. Thanks. Thank you. That's why I put it here instead of SC. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #7 April 15, 2005 QuoteApparently us Brits are also sending our SAS out to the States to do almost all their training with the US special forces. Apparently according to newspaper reports here there is a marked reluctance by the RAF to provide the specialist training required! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All that flying and jumping cuts into time that the RAF would rather spend golfing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #8 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteApparently us Brits are also sending our SAS out to the States to do almost all their training with the US special forces. Apparently according to newspaper reports here there is a marked reluctance by the RAF to provide the specialist training required! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All that flying and jumping cuts into time that the RAF would rather spend golfing. Ummm - have you ever visited a USN or USAF base? The golf course is usually the central feature, right by the senior officers' housing.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #9 April 15, 2005 When the Army builds a base, they start with the motorpools and gunnery ranges... housing and MWR stuff is last, so if money is short, so are those facilities. When the Air Force builds a base, the go the other way around... start with housing and MWR stuff, finish with hangers and runways... if money runs short, they go ask for more... and they get it... after all, you can't have an airforce base without a runway. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #10 April 15, 2005 Stick to the subject please.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #11 April 17, 2005 QuoteQuoteHas this phrase been worn out yet? War on terror? 9/11 happened over 4 years ago. President Bush is still using this to justify every single dirty job we embark in the Middle East. This is just getting out of hand and needs to stop. This thread and this forum are about skydiving. Please don't hijack this thread, and please take any conversations of this sort to Speakers Corner. That forum is designed for these topics. Thanks. Oops! Your hypocrisy is showing. Seems to me that this thread was "hijacked" from its inception Other than the fact that the press release mentions Eloy and skydiving, the PR piece--and the follow-up comments--are little more than political cheerleading and DO NOT BELONG on this thread. Let's keep all the pro-war/military cheerleading and the "war on terror" fantasy stuff where it belongs: in the bonfire or speakers corner! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBobinNC 0 #12 April 17, 2005 Were I'm from folks who call moderators hypocrites usually get to take a break from the forums for a little bit. I guess we'll see. It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #13 April 17, 2005 QuoteWere I'm from folks who call moderators hypocrites usually get to take a break from the forums for a little bit. I guess we'll see. Naah. But it'll get all the off-topic noise moved to SC! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #14 April 17, 2005 QuoteWere I'm from folks who call moderators hypocrites usually get to take a break from the forums for a little bit. I guess we'll see. Where I'm from, folks make an honest comment or decide not to participate. They also stay out of the moderator's business. Jen----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #15 April 17, 2005 QuoteWhile at Skydive Arizona, the troops go from a zero license to a B license, with 100 jumps required. Guess you may have missed that part in the article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #16 April 18, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhile at Skydive Arizona, the troops go from a zero license to a B license, with 100 jumps required. Guess you may have missed that part in the article. The entries that caused this thread to be moved to Speaker's Corner are only a bunch of noise. This thread started with good intent, in General Skydiving and I wish it would have stayed there....with these unnecessary posts just being erased. Man, you go and try and say something nice about a wonderful place like Skydive AZ and someone just can't see the positive and how Larry Hill is doing something good. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #17 April 18, 2005 he promised 'War without end' and thats what you've got. Unfortunatly it also is what the majority of your fellow countrymen want, if noy he wouldn't have been (re)-elected.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #18 April 18, 2005 Lori, You did say a lot nice and ...thanks! What can I say...some people's children!! I'm not going to debate with folks on issues of the war. I will however stand here and say that the men that came here to learn to skydive were soldiers, but more than that they were good decent people.(I don't offer that lightly) It is an honor and priveledge to know them. According to their instructors, they wish all of their students were as easy and well prepared. Eloy has been working with military folks globally for years, as does Deland as well as others. Its nothing new... it just happened to make news in a small paper out in the middle of the desert. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #19 April 18, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhile at Skydive Arizona, the troops go from a zero license to a B license, with 100 jumps required. Guess you may have missed that part in the article. man that was a lot of packing.....Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #20 April 18, 2005 >Has OBL been found yet? We're not worried about him any more. We don't really care where he is. We've moved on to easier targets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #21 April 18, 2005 QuoteWe're not worried about him any more. We don't really care where he is. We've moved on to easier targets. Perhaps our finite resources are better spent going after those who are doing the killing than after the figurehead of the organization. I think it's a safe bet that we'll never OBL himself out on the front lines of any terrorist activity . - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #22 April 18, 2005 Quote>Has OBL been found yet? We're not worried about him any more. We don't really care where he is. We've moved on to easier targets. Please don't misquote the President. What he said was: "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority. I am truly not that concerned about him."" - G.W. Bush, 3/13/02... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
