Re: [MV] Politics and MV's

Sean Kelly (sean_k@hotmail.com)
Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:41:09 PST

>From: LEEnCALIF@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 17:36:06 EST
>To: lathrrs@mainsite.com, john@astory.com
>Cc: mil-veh@skylee.com
>Subject: Re: [MV] Politics and MV's
>Reply-To: LEEnCALIF@aol.com
>

[snip]

>The old armor at best (or worst, depending on your perspective) would
serve
>only a very limited value and it's costs far outweight it's benefit
factor.
>Perhaps in an open field combat stituation where you are making a run
for it,
>such a vehicle might help, hard to say. But, armor by itself, even
modern
>armor, is very vulnerable when acting solo. It presents no more risk
than a
>farmers tractor.

Agree. You need infantry and more than one tank.

[...]

>Only fear absent the facts could lead to such stupidity. And stupidty
at the
>highest level of government.... now there is a security problem, there
is our
>real risk! Better we remove the stupid bureacrats than antique
mil-vehs. The
>guy who came up with this policy change must be a mental... it wouldn't
>surprise me if he was a pervert, a liar, uh wait a second...I think I
know
>where it came from now!

But what about that guy that stole the M-60 in San Diego? That
television soundbite is engrained in the political leaders minds, how do
we address that fact succesfully?

Sean

>
>
>
>Jack Lee

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