[Vision2020] Impasses lead to shutdown of FAA

[Chuck Kovis]

Dangerous activities?  I haven't found very many North Koreans under my bed 
lately. I spent two years in the military in Germany.  It was a WASTE of 
personnel and resources then and it is more of a waste now.  Just like 
Korea.  Let the other countries waste their time and resources containing a 
country that by any measure is starving to death.  The last thing I worry 
about before I go to bed is a nuclear weapon coming to Latah County from 
North Korea.

 Chuck Kovis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moscow Cares" <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: "Chuck Kovis" <ckovis at turbonet.com>
Cc: "vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Impasses lead to shutdown of FAA


Mr. Kovis -

You totally miss the spirit of my comments.

North Korea has participated in dangerous activities a lot more recent than 
August '76.  That incident was introduced merely for reflection.

I could go on and on about various dangerous activities undertaken by South 
Korea in just the past couple years.  But, to tell you the truth, Mr. Kovis, 
I don't have the time.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change 
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown


On Aug 3, 2011, at 7:28, "Chuck Kovis" <ckovis at turbonet.com> wrote:

> It's about time China and Japan worry about the Koreas.  When we are 
> closing
> schools in this country and watching our infrastructure go to hell, I 
> don't
> see why anyone should get excited about a "tree-trimming" incident that
> happened 35 years ago.  Let the Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Afghans, 
> Iraqis,
> Iranians, Israelis, Germans, Libyans,  . . . . . all of the other 
> countries
> where we have 200 military bases  . . ..  ... . . take care of themselves.
> We can't maintain an empire, we are imploding.  The real defense budget
> approaches 1.5 TRILLION   DOLLARS A YEARS!  When is enough, enough?  In 
> the
> meantime, let's close some more post offices and shut down rural airports.
> We need that money to build military airports in Tripoli.  Chuck Kovis
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: <mushroom at moscow.com>
> Cc: "vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Impasses lead to shutdown of FAA
>
>
>> There are very, VERY few global locations where I believe our presence is
>> justified, but . . .
>>
>> Having served in South Korea (February '76 - March '77) during the
>> tree-trimming incident of August '76, and having participated in various
>> exercises subsequent to, and as a result of, that incident, I can say
>> without hesitation or reservation that our military presence prevented
>> North Korean troops from crossing into South Korea.  If South Korea were
>> to fall, Japan is a mere stone's throw from the missile sites of the 
>> Cheju
>> Islands.
>>
>> More on the tree-trimming incident of August 1976.
>> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062377/posts
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, August 2, 2011 7:21 pm, mushroom at moscow.com wrote:
>>>> If we were to shut down all our military bases around the world, how
>>>> soon
>>>> do you think it would be, Sunil, before South Korea would be at war 
>>>> with
>>>> their neighbors to the north?
>>>>
>>>> The presence of 30,000 US troops in South Korea acts as a deterrent.
>>>>
>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>>
>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>
>>> I like most of Tom's posts, but this makes me sad. Because it suggests
>>> our
>>> country could drift toward posting troops in half the countries of the
>>> world to "deter" possible actions of the other half. We presently are
>>> close to that. People (including children) are starving to death and we
>>> are spending as much or more on defense than the entire rest of the 
>>> world
>>> combined.
>>>
>>> This is SO WRONG!
>>>
>>> Don Coombs
>>>
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>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to 
>> change
>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>
>> - Author Unknown
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