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2004-03-23 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve 2004-03-23 8:41:10 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yet another Tom Clancy moment, as he had the Gettysburg shoot down an ICBM. Of course, he also had an Apache do the same.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-3-23 9:29:16 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-3-23 9:29:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm reading the Bear and the Dragon right this minute. Probably his worst book, IMO. He's written himself into a corner with the Ryan series.

Posted by Scott 2004-3-23 11:18:08 AM|| 2004-3-23 11:18:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Scott, I haven't even opened the last one he wrote. Cannot figure how he goes from Bear and Dragon to Ryan's son all grown up!

I thought the one with the Columbian drug dealers was the worst. Have only read it twice. Patriot Games was the best, IMO.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-3-23 11:36:32 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-3-23 11:36:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Test the system out on the next NKor missile test. Singe Kimmie's hair, it will...

Posted by Ptah 2004-3-23 11:43:30 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-3-23 11:43:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Clear and Present Dangers was the worst book but an OK movie. Sum of all Fears was a GREAT book but I refuse to see the PC movie.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-23 11:44:47 AM|| 2004-3-23 11:44:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 "Shield's" isn't a possessive! It doesn't get an apostrophe! Garrrrrr!

Sorry, I just spent eight hours correcting the English of a non-native speaker at her request. But it's kind of nice to know that there might be some protection here, eventually. It's rather strange living in Tokyo...you get the whole "we could be incinerated in minutes if some madman pushes the button" vibe that the rest of the world just doesn't have these days.

Oh, and everything Tom Clancy wrote after his fourth novel stinks. Pulp fiction, indeed.

Posted by gromky 2004-3-23 1:32:45 PM|| 2004-3-23 1:32:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I've always thought "Without Remorse" was his best work. But the Navy's deploying Aeiges destroyers with the capability to engage at least theater missile threats still makes me wonder why they didn't start building ships along the lines of the Metcalf Class that was talked about 10 years or so ago

Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-3-23 4:37:30 PM|| 2004-3-23 4:37:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Gromky

His documentary books about the components of the US Armed forces are fascinating, specially the one about the Marines since it is more about the people and the spirit than about equipment.

Posted by JFM 2004-3-23 4:56:50 PM|| 2004-3-23 4:56:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Clancy's lost his fastball, but I'll always love him for his early works--even though Red Storm Rising almost caused me to flub Contracts I back in law school.

Posted by Mike 2004-3-23 5:29:44 PM|| 2004-3-23 5:29:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Amid my many fevered thoughts on 9/11 was "Tom Clancy predicted almost this very scenario in Executive Orders...!
Loved the TV coverage of him flying around with Rummy right after the attacks.

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