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Re: Young men absorb more bullets...

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 68.7.212.24
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 20:34:27
In Reply To: Young men absorb more bullets... posted by Bourne on Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 02:24:25:

> Maybe because the greater proportion of older
> men would realise the folly of running in
> straight lines towards machine guns. They'd
> probably spend the war trying to think of
> cunning plans to avoid the big push over the
> top.

Not that the old way was any better. It's just plain stupid to fight wars by lining all your men up in rows and standing them twenty feet away from their armed enemies.

-Eric Sleator
Thu 26 Sep A.D. 2002

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Re: Young men absorb more bullets... - Stephen - Thu, 9/26/2002, 22:07:35

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Message:	> > Maybe because the greater proportion of older > > men would realise the folly of running in > > straight lines towards machine guns. They'd > > probably spend the war trying to think of > > cunning plans to avoid the big push over the > > top. > > Not that the old way was any better. It's just plain stupid to fight wars by lining all your men up in rows and standing them twenty feet away from their armed enemies. > > -Eric Sleator > Thu 26 Sep A.D. 2002
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