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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
I'm not going to post a link, but if you'd been paying attention, you'd have read that here several times over the last few years. It specifically applies to Ranger school, where they starve you for weeks while they run you through cycles. But I digress; it seemed like nobody here believes it (cept you and me).
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If you're looking for affirmation, I believe it too.
S_A_M
P.S. On another post of yours, I don't know if Kerry has made the right move or not in fighting back against the SwiftVet allegations and trying to paint a picture linking it all to GWB. I do know that the word is that the controversy was hurting Kerry in swing states, and among some groups (such as veterans) where Kerry had been doing much better than Bush could afford him to do. So, the campaign felt that they had to fight back somehow to clearly refute what they could and tar the rest with the brush of partisan hackery. Remains to be seen if it will work.
Second, Kerry can't "laugh off" allegations like these -- not in an environment where we're at "war", national security is a top issues, and when your campaign has highlighted your service. Third, the world has changed, and the constant churning of the cable news, Internet blogs, etc., means that these stories don't just fade away. It is different even than in 1998. Kerry tried to ignore it for weeks, and it didn't help. The net effect is not helpful, but arguably better than remaining silent (if this makes Bush look bad too).
