The next HBO/Spielberg/Hanks WW2 miniseries is a go...

[Red October1984]

Okay Skybird...I can admit to romanticizing war a little bit sometimes. Everyone does. I have heard many stories of the horrors of war but have not personally experienced them and I see what you mean about me being dragged into another "Iraq 2003." That war lasted entirely too long. But how do you effectively fight an insurgency quickly without help from the native government?

My Coast Guard remark was supposed to be a kind of joke. I respect those men and women who defend the oceans and shores of Coastal America.

I don't have much time to post now. I'm in a hurry. I'll post more later!

@Steve, If you dreamed of flying then how did you end up on destroyers? I had to ask.

[Bilge_Rat]

strange... I thought this thread was supposed to be about a new HBO mini-series.....

A few months back, I received the bluray version of "12 O'Clock High". It was made in 1949, but had a surprisingly adult script. They used 12 actual B-17s, crashed one and most of the combat footage in the film is actual combat footage shot during the war. I also found out many of the extras/crew had also served in combat during WW2. A good film to put you in the mood while we wait.

[Crécy]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

strange... I thought this thread was supposed to be about a new HBO mini-series.....

I had to check if I had opened a wrong thread. Twice.

I heard rumors of this 'sequel' a couple of months ago and was under impression that this was supposed to be about the air war in the Pacific Theater. Nevertheless, as long as we get more yummy from mr. Hanks and mr. Spielberg, I'm content.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

@Steve, If you dreamed of flying then how did you end up on destroyers? I had to ask.

I already said: 20/200 in the right eye, 20/275 in the left. I only joined the Navy because I was afraid I would be drafted into the Army, and the Navy wouldn't even let me on a submarine because of my eyesight.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

That war lasted entirely too long. But how do you effectively fight an insurgency quickly without help from the native government?

Wrong question. The real question is why it even got started in 2003. The answer is plans that were made already one decade earlier, and that nothing to do with terror, claims of WMD or anything.

The insurgency had to be expected, and some warning voices even predicted right what then came. If you have no answer to how to defeat it, then you have even one reason more not to start a war.