Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
And the walls came down
They just stood there laughing
They're not laughing anymore
The walls came down
Sanctuary fades
congregation splits
Nightly military raids
The congregation splits
It's a song of assassins
Ringin' in your ears
We got terrorist thinking
Playing on fears
Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
But the walls came down
I don't think there are any Russians
And there ain't no Yanks
Just corporate criminals
playin' with tanks
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The only other comparable time when I thought we (the US military) were shockingly strategically clueless was September 11, 2001
He was fluent in German and was stationed at a "listening" post in Berlin - early 1960's -
some twenty years ago
I was born a rich man's son
I had everything that money could buy,
but freedom I had none
I've been looking for freedom
I've been looking so long
I've been looking for freedom
Still the search goes on
I've been looking for freedom
since I left my home town
I've been looking for freedom
Still it can't be found
I headed down the track
my baggage on my back
I left the city far behind
Walking down that road
with my heavy load
trying to find some ease of mind
Father said: "You'll be sorry, son,
if you leave your home this way
And when you realize
the freedom money buys
You'll come running home someday"
I've been looking for freedom
I've been looking so long
I've been looking for freedom
Still the search goes on
I've been…
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The only other comparable time when I thought we (the US military) were shockingly strategically clueless was September 11, 2001
Wow, that's crazy. I knew it was a surprise, but not like that! Maybe the USSR found out that BamaBlue was in the 'hood!
Sheer bravery!!
The only other comparable time when I thought we (the US military) were shockingly strategically clueless was September 11, 2001
You can probably add Pear Harbor to that. Not totally clueless but we did not read the signs like we should of.
I was in the Air Force during the 80s as a C5 Crew Chief/flight mechanic. I used to fly into Rhein Main and Ramstein allot, among other places but Germany was where you really sensed the cold war atmosphere. I always felt that it kept us and the Russians in check, nothing was going to come it and nothing did. Ultimately Gorbechev and Reagan became friends.
The Soviet collapse was stunning. Just like in WW2 we out produced the Axis, especially Japan, Reagan economically found their Achilles heel....