Re: [OT] "The world should share the cost" of rebuilding the Afghanarmy -- McCain from today's speech

Author: Stephen Russell

Posted: 2008-07-16 at 14:36:18

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Ed Leafe <ed@leafe.com> wrote:

> On Jul 16, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI

> wrote:

>

>> Let's imagine that the US did want to 'take over' a country -- that

>> was

>> the number one mission - do you doubt we have the power to execute

>> that

>> mission?

>

>

> There is no doubt that we have the power to destroy just about any

> country. But take it over? That means getting the people of the

> country to accept our authority. I haven't met a group of people yet

> that will not resist a foreign power taking over their land.

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