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Re: Ctrl+V The man was a loose cannon and should have never even been picked for the mission; which ends with his entire team (six men) dead, no civilians rescued, and the discharge of a foreign nuclear weapon in the rain forest - a complete disaster. First, he shows up out of uniform, unprepared, and smoking a cigar like he's on vacation. He has the audacity to mock a legitimate CIA hero with his macho-no-brain attitude, right in front of his direct superior. It then becomes quite obvious what kind of leader Dutch is when he is reluctant to accept orders from the general; not to mention letting his ego get in the way when offered much-needed guidance from a credible CIA operative. Within hours of the mission, Dutch's poor attitude and leadership becomes apparent when he continually bickers with Dillon and decides to take idiotic cavalier risks as the team leader, such as trying to throw a used pick-up truck at the enemy. This is the example he sets and his team follows throughout the mission. When Hawkins is killed, he splits the team up and uses them like scape goats to flush out the enemy. Blain is then immediately picked off, not only for his poor strategic choice of weaponry and mobility, but his stupidity to be making noise while scouting out the enemy. These men, and especially their leader, did not pay attention in training. This includes the motto of "no man left behind" - but I guess that doesn't apply in Mr. Dutch's world of shoot first and don't bother to even think about it later. The morale of his men becomes apparent soon after when Billy declare's "they are all going to die." Dutch then gets the brilliant idea to "go native" and spend the entire afternoon, unarmed and unclothed, building an elaborate trap out of vines and sticks. Only after it is done does it occur to them that maybe the enemy won't even walk through there. Dutch then spends about 5 minutes waiting and, against Dillon's better judgement, gets anxious and walks out into the open using himself as bait - another stunning example of his shining leadership qualities. The "plan" results in a complete failure, as expected, allowing the enemy to escape unharmed while simultaneously paralyzing a fellow team member. From this moment, Dutch's team realizes his leadership is going to get them all killed. This is why Mac and Dillon, the brains of the operation, split up and begin acting like real soldiers. If Dutch had taken their lead, the enemy would have been killed and 2 men's lives saved. However, the result was much worse. Dutch and Billy betray their team members and run like cowards resulting in the deaths of Mac and Dillon. When their death's are heard, Dutch's lead tracker commits ritual suicide-surrender on a log. Only when Dutch runs for his life does he save the life of an enemy combatant, who is able to escape while Dutch is chased. Dutch then allows for the detonation of an unaccounted nuclear weapon in the jungle, with devastating fallout to the ecosystem. After Dutch is rescued, no sign of the enemy or his team can be found. It would have been wise to end the movie with him receiving a court-martial for his egregious behavior and lack of leadership. If it were me I would lock him up in Leavenworth for life and use this movie as a training film with the lesson of "how not to lead your soldiers against an unknown adversary."

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Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? I am sure the dead would agree.

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Re: Ctrl+V The internet was definitely around in 1992. However, at that time, most people accessed it indirectly various BBSs (CompuServ, Prodigy, AOL, and a whole slew of local ones). Some of us had rudimentary TCP/IP clients, where we used Gopher, Usenet, and eventually NCSA Mosaic. If I recall... In 1992, I had a 386 running Windows 3.1 with Trumpet TCP/IP and used Eudora Mail. Gopher was the standard and there were hardly any www sites at the time. My work computer was a unix terminal and we had some kind of text based www browser and we relied heavily on email. We started using email in the mid 1980's and it wasn't new technology.

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Re: Ctrl+V Basic Marine Bundle (All Marines): 15 lb BMK (Basic Marine Kit): 8 lb. Consists of the following items, distributed among pockets and LBE: BiMex Protective Goggles (Protects from dust and gives +2 HT vs. flash, DR 10): 0.5 lb BiMex Sunglasses (Gives +1 HT vs. flash, DR 5): - Camouflage Paint: - Crystex-MTP Balaclava (-1 IR detection, DR 3 vs. Burning or Piercing attacks, DR 2 vs. cutting, DR 1 vs. impaling): - Crystex-MTP Cap (-1 IR detection, DR 3 vs. Burning or Piercing attacks, DR 2 vs. cutting, DR 1 vs. impaling): - Crystex-MTP Gloves (-1 IR detection, DR 3 vs. Burning or Piercing attacks, DR 2 vs. cutting, DR 1 vs. impaling): - Duct Tape (50’, camouflage): - Ear Plugs – gives -1 Hearing and Protected Sense (Hearing) – see B78: - 550 Line (25’): - Flexible Canteen: 2.25 lb (full) Inertial/Magnetic Compass: 0.25 lb Lighter: - M-94 Marking Flares (pack of 5): 0.25 lb Multitool: 0.5 lb Note Pad and Pen/Marker: - Personal Locator: 0.25 lb Personal Medical Kit (1 use. Contains bandage, antiseptic wipe, pain reliever, antiviral agent, broad-spectrum antibiotic, Neurovine [+2 HT to resist nerve gas], and anti-radiation agent): 0.5 lb Personal NBC Kit (1 use. Contains disposable NBC suit, decontamination spray, and decontamination wipes): 0.5 lb Plasticuffs (Sheet of 10): - Protective Mask (-1 to Hearing and Vision) [with Coolant System to protect from extreme heat for 15 minutes, and Rebreather, protects eyes as BiMex Protective Goggles, protects rest of head and neck as Crystex-MTP BDU]: 2.5 lb Ration Bars (1 day supply): 0.5 lb Wrist IFF Transmitter/ Location Transponder/Rad Counter/Watch: -

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