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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:26 PM Original message |
Just heard on CNN that 10th mountain Div. troops.... |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. This may be the last chance to find them. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe the troops can get some training value out of the trip. |
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wake.up.america (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Great idea! I hope they gain valuable training as they find those guys. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. that was my first thought as well... |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. Totally agree... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. ... |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Thanks for the succinct yet comprehensive reply. N/T |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. they've been on the mountain since last weekend and their chances... |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I really don't understand what these guys were thinking. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It's a typical mountain climbing thing. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. Better than during summer? How's that work? (n/t) |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Maybe summer snowmelt makes the rocks slick with mud and algae |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. I'm no Expert but |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. yes, more stable, hard surface, easier to climb than crumbley scree... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I am become clued. Thanks! (n/t) |
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doublethink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Bizarre world ..... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I was thinking the same thing too. |
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doublethink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I really felt bad about saying it in this thread for some reason? |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. well it's an opportunity to practice their R&R skills |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is a valuable training exercise |
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michaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. These troops are great |
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RethugAssKicker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. Must be a blonde girl in the group... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. eh, there weren't any "blonde girls" in the Kim family... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. Who pays for this? |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. People Make Poor Choices All the Time... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. I suppose the answer you're looking for is |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. If my son was on that mountain, I'd pray for anyone to go get him. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. Former 10th mountain trooper here. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Friend of mine fought with them in WWII... |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Wow. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't see what's objectionable about using army troops to *save* lives |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. There are troops deployed from Ft. Drum 10th Mountain division in Iraq. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Hey hedgehog!! |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I may have made a mistake - Afghanistan or Iraq Or afghanistan and |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. On the cost of rescuing.... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. it's called "humanity" and it's more than "okay" |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. S&R a valid use |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I probably missused the word valid... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. You pay them no matter what. It's a good drill for them. good idea. nt |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. Question 2 |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. Does the United States need an army mountain division? |
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