[thechat] interview
Bob Davis
bobd at members.evolt.org
Tue Sep 18 16:01:49 CDT 2001
Did anyone else see the interview with the former Russian Special
Forces guy last night on (I think) NBC or CNN?
He was a vet of the Afghanistan war, and was being asked about what
kinds of tactics work there.
He had to go and say the "n" word.
<paraphrase>
"In the tight valleys and rocky terrain, napalm and carpet bombing
with B-52's works best for clearing out opposition."
</paraphrase>
Pretty much ended the questions to him for that segment...
Funny, but when it comes to talking about pushing a button 25 miles
offshore that sends cruise missiles off to their destination, nobody
squirms. It's clinical. Mention napalm though, and everyone becomes
a little uncomfortable.
I guess there's something a little more real about napalm. Unless you
happen to be the one on the receiving end of either, that is.
Also interesting to note - I've never seen eyes as dead as this
Russian guys eyes. He was scary.
bob
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