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For some reason, the crazies are always in the Airforce.

Probably is some kind of mix of being the "new" service (which could be filled with political people... at least when it was new 50 years ago) and the hubris aquired by soaring around in the sky, untouchable, and dropping bombs on people.

Godlike.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Mon Nov 12th, 2007 at 07:25:07 PM EST
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I beg your pardon! Paul Spencer and I were both in the Air Force.  Well, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned that I was.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Mon Nov 12th, 2007 at 11:41:55 PM EST
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When I was in basic training in 1962, the propaganda films were about the commie threat in 'Indochina'. In 1966, my brother was in Navy Basic Training and was giving me a hard time about my misgivings about the war in Viet Nam. I tried to enlist in the Army, but, fortunately, the AF reserves were so slow in sending my records, I had time to reconsider. Decided that I didn't need to see it firsthand to know that we didn't belong there.

paul spencer
by paul spencer (spencerinthegorge AT yahoo DOT com) on Tue Nov 13th, 2007 at 12:52:40 AM EST
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"The Crazies are always in the Airforce" is not the same thing as "The Airforce consists of Crazies".

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 13th, 2007 at 03:01:55 AM EST
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Exactly.

And I was actually thinking more of the WW2 Luftwaffe than the US Air Force, even if that organization had had its fair share of crazies. Like General Curtis LeMay.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Tue Nov 13th, 2007 at 08:30:56 AM EST
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Thank you for elucidating.  The AF has had its share of "crazies" for sure but as a service it is hardly alone.  Some would say quite a few of the old Stategic Air Command Generals like Curtis Lemay and Selmon Wells were crazy, but they didn't start wars.  No, the responsibility for that lies elsewhere. Look to the civilian politicos in control for that honor and then look a little further and you'll find the careless individuals who put them in office.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Tue Nov 13th, 2007 at 11:17:13 PM EST
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