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>>>In regards to the comments about guns ... any revolution would likely take firepower a more than that<<<
Hi Ron,
I think that you're absolutely correct about the 'conflict of interest' within U.S. seizure and forfeiture law and policies.
I don't want to distract from the thread too much further than I already have, but I'd offer several historically-based rhetorical questions, and an observation to your assertion above, for purely hypothetical and historical consideration.
-The way that the Afghani Mujahideen were able to withstand Soviet aggression, even before the CIA-sponsored upgrades? The way that the Viet Cong continued ticking, despite overwhelming force applied by the U.S. military, including massive carpet-bombings? The way that the 'Insurgency' in Iraq has continued to weather the storms and losses to foreign conventional forces, despite their oppositions' significantly superior fire-power? The way that the Taliban and their supporters have evaded the International forces in Afghanistan, regrouping and striking even harder lately? The way that Custer succumbed to Sitting Bull? The way that the Jews of Warsaw and their Butterknife Brigades withstood intense pressure from the Nazis? The way that the Minute Men and their predecessors sent the King's navy and land-based military sailing back to England? The way that the Scots took Rome to her knees? The French and Dien Bien Phu?
History is full of examples of conventional forces floundering in the socio-political 'oven' created when they've had to contend with the uncomfortable predicaments created by motivated and committed guerilla forces. Even recent history has many examples of this.
Never under-estimate the 'artful dodgery' of David's sling in response to the grotesque size, awkwardness, and general incompetence of Goliath's overly-confident hugeness. Goliath simply falls much harder when he goes down... "The harder they come...." ;^>)
We human beings often create in our minds at least as many obstacles as the reality of our circumstances do.. And yet, at other times, we (for some reason) can choose to not take very real obstacles into account at all.
Spirit and tact have had as much to do with outcomes in those circumstances as who had the biggest rock, spear, or club.
moose eater
Hi Ron,
I think that you're absolutely correct about the 'conflict of interest' within U.S. seizure and forfeiture law and policies.
I don't want to distract from the thread too much further than I already have, but I'd offer several historically-based rhetorical questions, and an observation to your assertion above, for purely hypothetical and historical consideration.
-The way that the Afghani Mujahideen were able to withstand Soviet aggression, even before the CIA-sponsored upgrades? The way that the Viet Cong continued ticking, despite overwhelming force applied by the U.S. military, including massive carpet-bombings? The way that the 'Insurgency' in Iraq has continued to weather the storms and losses to foreign conventional forces, despite their oppositions' significantly superior fire-power? The way that the Taliban and their supporters have evaded the International forces in Afghanistan, regrouping and striking even harder lately? The way that Custer succumbed to Sitting Bull? The way that the Jews of Warsaw and their Butterknife Brigades withstood intense pressure from the Nazis? The way that the Minute Men and their predecessors sent the King's navy and land-based military sailing back to England? The way that the Scots took Rome to her knees? The French and Dien Bien Phu?
History is full of examples of conventional forces floundering in the socio-political 'oven' created when they've had to contend with the uncomfortable predicaments created by motivated and committed guerilla forces. Even recent history has many examples of this.
Never under-estimate the 'artful dodgery' of David's sling in response to the grotesque size, awkwardness, and general incompetence of Goliath's overly-confident hugeness. Goliath simply falls much harder when he goes down... "The harder they come...." ;^>)
We human beings often create in our minds at least as many obstacles as the reality of our circumstances do.. And yet, at other times, we (for some reason) can choose to not take very real obstacles into account at all.
Spirit and tact have had as much to do with outcomes in those circumstances as who had the biggest rock, spear, or club.
moose eater
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