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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Back to Mogadishu, I always wondered about the guy who missed the rope while swinging out of the chopper. I assume Bowden's account was correct about his falling and how his injury sorta began the snowball of events to some degree.
That would be hard to live with, I'm guessing. I beat myself up over far more minor mistakes.
(can you believe I haven't seen the movie yet? I've wanted to for years, I'll have to get it at the library)  |
I can say if it were me, I wouldn't beat myself up about it. It's not a mistake. There isn't a 100% guarantee that any jump or rappel goes perfectly. That means every once in a while, that small percentage of it going bad has to happen. Besides, there were many other instances where things could have changed dramatically.
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Originally Posted by Palangi
How did that sort of logic work out for Dan Blather??
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The fact that a *****storm over an ancillary piece of evidence that was true in substance got him ousted means only that those who beat the drums got their way. Lucky for us the liberal media ignored the storm - oh wait, no they didn't.
As long as we're recommending Vietnam books, my favorite book (of any genre) is Bloods by Wallace Terry. A fantastic (and very quick) read.