“I know this guy, a former fighter pilot in the Air Force. He flew F-16s, and is justifiably proud of it and considers the Air Force a wonderful organization. When I feel like ‘gigging’ him a little bit, I point out that the USAF has never been on the winning side of a war. The USAAF was on the winning side back in the day, but the USAF? Never.
“I was thinking about all the wars since 1954, when time began.
“Korean War
“War on Poverty
“War on Hunger
“War on Drugs
“Vietnam War
“War on Obesity
“War on Illiteracy
“First Gulf War
“War on Terror
“Afghan War
“Second Gulf War
“It hit me then, so I stopped. This isn’t anywhere near a comprehensive list. I haven’t mentioned Panama, or Grenada, or any number of other “wars”. But you know what? You know what hit me all at once?
“We’re France, except our cheese isn’t as good. Given our won-lost record in all those wars, we ought to be a little more careful. Somebody’s liable to get hurt one of these days.
“It might even be us, or more to the point, me.”
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(Our cheese ain’t so bad.)
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