Joe Biden on the bin Laden raid

TLAM Strike · 03-21-12, 11:32 AM

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“You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan."

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

vienna · 03-21-12, 12:49 PM

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

Sailor Steve · 03-21-12, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

And I think everyone here thinks exactly the same thing.

Oberon · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...

Osmium Steele · 03-21-12, 02:35 PM

Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind.

August · 03-21-12, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind.

Yep, and in reference to Gargamels point about assassination we could also cite the Yamamoto shoot down. Those P-38 pilots had to turn their planes into flying gas cans to reach hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, fight through a strong Zero fighter escort over an enemy held island with no support and and no chance of rescue if they have to ditch or bail.

Gargamel · 03-21-12, 07:37 PM

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Operation Vengeance began on 18th April 1943, when 18 aircraft led by Major John W. Mitchell, went out to find the plane carrying Yamamoto. At 9.30 am the US pilot, Thomas G. Lamphier, identified Yamamoto's aircraft approaching Kahili Field on Bougainville. Two bursts from his guns hit the target and the aircraft crashed into the jungle.

Pilot is a distant relative of mine.

mookiemookie · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Ok, I'll admit I had to Google "War of the League of Cambrai."

August · 03-21-12, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Not to mention during the War of Jenkins Ear.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...