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[rafterman1]

===Hasn''''t ANYONE seen the Discovery documentary on Midway?===
Posted by txgrouch2006

I''ve seen half a dozen docs on Midway (most recently Battle 360''s take on it from the perspective of the USS Enterprise) and read the book "Midway" by Mitsuo *******. Plus the excellent movie Tora Tora Tora, not to mention that crappy soap-opera movie about it back in 1976.

What about it?

[txgrouch2006]

Hasn''t ANYONE seen the Discovery documentary on Midway? My hair was literally standing on end when I watched it.

You would just listen to the men talking, and say, "That couldn''t have happened." But it did.

And you can bet the Japanese officers were saying the same thing.

[txgrouch2006]

did you know the US army employed mathemeticians to calculate how many men to throw at Midway
Posted by ubrew12 at 05:51 PM : Aug 02, 2008
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I''m sure they did. But that didn''t come up in the documentary.

Why not watch it yourself and see WHAT DID.

Why not learn about the experiences of he men WHO WERE THERE.

[txgrouch2006]

Versus a two year razor slim Democratic Congress and no way to override a Bush veto...
Sorry, Americans aren''''t buying that cr@p anymore.
Posted by Rafterman1 at 05:51 PM : Aug 02, 2008
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Yes, Americans ARE buying it - and it isn''t "cr@p." That''s why Congress has a LOWER approval rating than Bush. Congress HAS overridden Bush''s veto several times. Bush has lost control of Congress.

AND THE PUBLIC HAS DECLARED THAT THE NEW, INDEPENDENT CONGRESS STINKS EVEN WORSE THAN BUSH.

Good grief people.....

[jarheadcwo3]

Ubrew12 -

You should have paid more attention in your history classes.

The Japanese never invaded, conquered or occupied Midway.

It was a US possession for the duration of World War 2.

Semper Fi.

Charles H.
USMC (ret)

[ubrew12]

txgrouch2006 said: "I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Discovery Channel documentary on Midway. Amazing insights I''ve never heard before"

did you know the US army employed mathemeticians to calculate how many men to throw at Midway, given that the Japanese would fight to the last man? Its a fairly difficult differential equation, but when solved gave the right value.

War: you are a number.

[rafterman1]

===You can''''t blame the Republicans in Congress anymore.===
Posted by txgrouch2006

Are you serious? Eight years of president Bush and six of those years with a Republican Congress of fairly significant majority. Versus a two year razor slim Democratic Congress and no way to override a Bush veto. And you have the balls to expect Dems in two years and no real power to get past Bush to fix six years of Bush/Republican majority devastation?

Sorry, Americans aren''t buying that cr@p anymore.

[ubrew12]

lazareth said: "Japan can kiss my arse. They are nothing more than savages."

Those savages are poised to sell us most of our cars and trucks, and may end up buying GM before its all over.

My opinion only: you are the savage, compared to the Japanese.

[txgrouch2006]

To gain a REAL INSIGHT into WW2 in the Pacific, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Discovery Channel documentary on Midway. Amazing insights I''''ve never heard before, including interviews with the men who were THERE, both American and Japanese.

You truly won''''t believe what REALLY happened.

I got it on DVD on eBay.