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To: NYer
... defending British conduct in the Boer War, General Dyer of Amritsar, the World War II bombing of Dresden, and the sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War.

Uh, yeah, honey, I guess somebody has to ...

Probably a ripping good tale, if Mr. Crocker thinks so. Just have to make allowances for the author's being a Noodle.

10 posted on 01/31/2010 4:20:08 PM PST by Tax-chick (Thou hast well drunken, man - who's the fool now?)
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To: Tax-chick

The Boer War was unjustifiable, the Bombing of Dresden dubious, but the sinking of the Belgrano was completely justifiable. The Belgrano was being trailed by HMS Conqueror and was about to go into shallow waters that the Conqueror could not follow in, and if the Belgrano had not been sunk and had gotten within firing range of the task force with her heavy armament, she could have decimated the task force....


15 posted on 03/06/2010 4:28:29 PM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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