Slog - Comments on The Deadline http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline A gloomy story in today's BBC about the men who died after Armistice was signed: ...hundreds of these soldiers would lose their lives thrown into action by generals who knew that the Armistice had already been signed. The recklessness of General Wright, of the 89th American Division, is a case in point. Seeing his troops were exhausted and dirty, and hearing there were bathing facilities available in the nearby town of Stenay, he decided to take the town so his men could refresh themselves. "That lunatic decision cost something like 300 casualties, many of them battle deaths, for an inconceivable... Copyright 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:52:54 -0800 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:41:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by max solomon "how do you ask a man to be the last one to die for a mistake?"

john kerry was right & is still right today. he should have owned this quote & made bush eat it.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185864 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185864 History Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:05:09 -0800 Comment by Martin H. Duke It's really hard to fathom the impact on one's soul of having spent the last few years of your life making decisions that routinely led to the death of thousands of men under your command.

]]> Martin H. Duke http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185916 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185916 History Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:35:05 -0800 Comment by AK Rob My father told me about a similar thing in Korea. The armistice was signed and they had a lot of mortar ammo that the CO did not want to deal with. So they fired it all off at the enemy lines. When they ran out, the Chinese troops on the North Korean side started firing back. They had enough artillery to last right up to the cease fire time. A bunch of people died on both sides because some twit did not want to do inventory.

]]> AK Rob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185932 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_deadline#c1185932 History Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:41:37 -0800