Originally posted by redmenace
On the subject of grenada, this sums it up very well:
"Alarm bells sounded early in the Reagan administration when the Marxist regime of Grenada's prime minister Maurice Bishop nuzzled up to Moscow and Havana. The construction of a 10,000-foot runway that could accommodate the largest military transports, and the influx of hundreds of East-bloc advisers and military personnel, meant that Grenada was fast becoming another forward base for Soviet designs on the region. The Detroit News noted in its editorial that in his four years as ruler, Bishop 'had censored the press, canceled elections, stifled opposition parties, and jailed numerous political detainees.'
Oh come on. The runway was being built to increase tourism. This wasn't about the miltary at all. How do you explain the fact that after the Americans took over the airport with the 10,000ft runway was still built?
Besides how do you explain all the **** that went on about the students?
Originally posted by redmenace
As for the map from a gas station I think it was. THERE WAS A LACK OF INTELLIGENCE. THEY WENT IN NOT TOTALLY PREPARED. However, the US did not act unilaterly.
The lack of intelligence was in Ronald Regan's head. He completely over-reacted to a non-threat. Even Mrs Thatcher, his staunchest ally in the world thought the invasion stupid. Even if you feel the invasion was justified it was executed with almost breathtaking incompetence. The Joint chiefs pleaded with Regan for more time to plan but he insisted on going ahead with the attack on his own timetable.
When I see stupidity like that in the execution it's not hard to believe that there was also stupidity in the causes.
Originally posted by redmenace
To the Moderators:
This is the last post on the subject I will make and encourage this thread to be closed sorry for the way it went.
That's a rather cowardly way to ensure you get the last word isn't it?
