You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Steeljaw Scribe: The Missiles of Summer
2008-07-09
Posted by:3dc

#3  Avoid miscalculations.

However, it was ironic that President Kennedy's miscalculations at the onset of his term that led to Kruschev placing missiles in Cuba.
Posted by: Pappy   2008-07-09 14:46  

#2  SJS's point is ... ??
Posted by: mrp   2008-07-09 10:50  

#1  "it still strikes us that the historical lesson from that enormous tragedy at the opening of the previous century {i.e., WWI} would still find application today."
Now more than ever. Anyone trying to kill an insane king on the verge of getting nukes had better succeed with the first shot.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2008-07-09 07:49  

00:00