From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat May 10 2003 - 19:50:40 MDT
Dehede011@aol.com wrote,
> Harvey,
> I won't use the rest of your rant as this is sufficient.
> I can easily
> understand your disappointment that the Army did not suffer a tragedy --
You are falsely putting words in my mouth. Please show me any posting that
implied I wanted the Army to suffer a tragedy, or even predicted that the
Army would suffer a tragedy. I have never desired such an outcome and don't
know why you would imply that I would. (Perhaps you are unaware of the many
years I have devoted in support of the military as a military
subcontractor.)
> after having your personal political viewpoints shown to be
> faulty must be painful.
What political views are you talking about? Please quote previous posts
from me and explain where my viewpoints were shown to be faulty. The only
thing I remember claiming is that we still haven't proven that there were
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. I think the jury is still out on that
one.
> The reporters that wanted to fraternize did so. Those
> that did not
> wish to fraternize did not do so. At least one story was filed
> by a reporter
> complaining about the large number of reporters that hung together, drank
> together and turned in the Army's handouts. Even while embedded
> they would not get out and do their job. But he admitted that was a
minority.
I'm not following you here at all. Are you sure your comments are directed
at me? This doesn't seem to relate to anything I have ever said.
> I suggest you quit trying to rewrite history. Those of us that
> followed the war remember clearly the negativity of the reporters in the
> early days of the war. We were bogged down, we were in another
> Vietnam, we
> would be months defeating the Iraqi Army, The Iraqis would blow
> the bridges
> and we would be forever even driving the distance to Baghdad.
Please quote my exact postings. I never made these claims. You seem to
have my viewpoints confused with what you believe to be the typical Liberal.
The fact that you think I would deliberately want the Army to suffer a
tragedy shows that your view of Liberals comes from misrepresentation from
the Right. It clearly has no relationship to anything I have ever said. I
wish you would not misrepresent me in such a manner. Again, I ask for
specific quotations from me espousing the hate you claim. I believe your
own hate and vitriol are being projected onto others.
> Oh, and our
> supply lines were deficient leaving our soldiers in hunger,
> thirst & out of
> ammo while our vehicles lacked both ammo & fuel.
I never said this either. Are you sure you sure you don't have me confused
with someone else? You are attacking bizarre positions that I have not seen
presented on this list, and certainly not presented by me. Any evidence to
the contrary would certainly be appreciated.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC, IBMCP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> <www.Newstaff.com>
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