Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote:

> Ricardo, sometime you say the most ignorant things for being so

> intelligent...

>

> The US never had a goal of 'taking over Viet Nam' or Iraq for that

> matter.

>

> 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?

>

> Answer carefully...

>

Tip.... toe....... verrrrry carrrrefullly, my precioussss.

You'd take the place, but you are being naif. There is no big treasure

to be stolen in a couple of hours. You have to KEEP the bloody place for

years in order to be able to steal enough to justify the taking. And

THAT's where you suck at it. Your ass was kicked in VN and it's being

kicked in Afghanistan (from the point of view of making some profit out

of the bloody mess), and they will eventually expel you just like VC did.