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2009-12-01 Afghanistan

So Who is Winning This War in Afghanistan??

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-12-01 15:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 â¦I received orders to move against Colonel Thomas Harris, who was said to be encamped at the town of Florida, some twenty-five miles south of were we then wereâ¦Harris had been encamped in a creek bottom for the sake of being near water. The hills on either side of the creek extended to a considerable height, possibly more than a hundred feet. As we approached the brow of the hill from which was expected we could see Harrisâ camp, and possibly find his men ready formed to meet us, my heart kept getting higher and higher until it felt to me as though it was in my throat. I would have given anything then to have been back in Illinois, but I had not the moral courage to halt and consider what to do; I kept right on. When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. The place where Harris had been encamped a few days before was still there and the marks of recent encampment were plainly visible, but the troops were gone. My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him. This was a view of the question I had never taken before; but it was one I never forgot afterwards. From that event to the close of the war, I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. I never forgot that lesson. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-01 18:50|| 2009-12-01 18:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Matthews' enemies I hope

(Matthews on West Point: Obama went to the enemy camp tonight, didnt he)

Posted by Willy 2009-12-01 22:47|| 2009-12-01 22:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr Matthew's better read his cards better. When the fight comes, who's going to stand with him. Apparently not many.

C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2 Chris: let the Wookiee win.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-01 23:26|| 2009-12-01 23:26|| Front Page Top

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