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09-23-2009, 04:16 PM
New book about the life and death of Pat Tillman, killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan, played for the Arizona Cardinals.... Book club type discussion anyone? Excerpt:
"The tragedy was caused by a classic snafu---which is a particularly apt acronym. Originally coined by soldiers in the 1940's, it stands for "situation normal: all @#$%&%-up." Chaos is indeed the normal state of affairs on the battleground, and no army has figured out a way to plan effectively for, let alone alleviate, the so-called fog of war. When the military is confronted with the fraticidal carnage that predictably results, denial and dissembling are its time-honored responses of first resort" (pg. 202).
"The tragedy was caused by a classic snafu---which is a particularly apt acronym. Originally coined by soldiers in the 1940's, it stands for "situation normal: all @#$%&%-up." Chaos is indeed the normal state of affairs on the battleground, and no army has figured out a way to plan effectively for, let alone alleviate, the so-called fog of war. When the military is confronted with the fraticidal carnage that predictably results, denial and dissembling are its time-honored responses of first resort" (pg. 202).
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09-26-2009, 12:42 AM
into the wild was an excellent book
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