Comments on: American Evacuations Speeding Up – Ships on the Way http://blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/ National Security, Global Conflict, and Crisis Monitoring since 2002 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tbird http://blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Tbird Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:28:04 +0000 http://www.blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/#comment-2068 Yes, there has been some whining about the evacuation being too slow. Of course in the age of instant gradification, if it takes longer than a text message, it's too slow. Let's face it. The US isn't all that good at evacuations. It's just not part of our national ethos. We are largely of pioneer stock and once we occupy land we are loath to give it up whether in the face of a hurricane or a war. Being a forward looking, aggressive, and violent when provoked people, we are much, much better at invasions. It might be a good idea to contract out our evacuations to the French. Yes, there has been some whining about the evacuation being too slow. Of course in the age of instant gradification, if it takes longer than a text message, it’s too slow.
Let’s face it. The US isn’t all that good at evacuations. It’s just not part of our national ethos. We are largely of pioneer stock and once we occupy land we are loath to give it up whether in the face of a hurricane or a war. Being a forward looking, aggressive, and violent when provoked people, we are much, much better at invasions. It might be a good idea to contract out our evacuations to the French.

]]> By: Blue Star Chronicles http://blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 Blue Star Chronicles Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/#comment-2060 <strong>Where Are The Marines?</strong> I heard an American in Lebanon complaining on television the other day that she could not get out of Lebanon and there were bombs. Putting her naivete aside, she did seem to realize she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. During her brief inter... Where Are The Marines?

I heard an American in Lebanon complaining on television the other day that she could not get out of Lebanon and there were bombs. Putting her naivete aside, she did seem to realize she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. During her brief inter…

]]> By: Morning Coffee http://blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2050 Morning Coffee Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:21:05 +0000 http://www.blogsofwar.com/2006/07/21/american-evacuations-speeding-up-ships-on-the-way/#comment-2050 <strong>Israel at War 21 July</strong> Thousands of IDF troops operating in S. Lebanon Major-General Benny Gantz, who serves as the head of the Ground Forces Command, said on Thursday that ground fighting in limited areas in Lebanon would continue despite the IDF’s causalties. Hezboll... Israel at War 21 July

Thousands of IDF troops operating in S. Lebanon
Major-General Benny Gantz, who serves as the head of the Ground Forces Command, said on Thursday that ground fighting in limited areas in Lebanon would continue despite the IDF’s causalties.
Hezboll…

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