Comments on: A Rose By Any Other Name

By: BJ

BJ — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:18:58 +0000

Good stuff. I dropped ‘napalm’ in Nam. BLU1-Bs. They were filled with straight styrene monomer so very technically and with lawyer-like spinning they were not Napalm, which was gasoline thinckened with sodium palmitate, among other stuff. I suppose the USN’s mixing the monomer with JP8 to save money. Best thing about using the stuff is 1) you can get right in their face and not worry about bomb frag getting you and 2) it’s an area weapon. As for what it does on the other end, tough. If they can’t take a joke they shouldn’t be there.
BJ — once Gunfighter 40

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:56:29 +0000

A question here,
Napalm is bad it burns and causes the bad guys a terriable death, but one it is done it is done.
On the other hand CBU’s are good they air burst but about 10% are duds that litter the battle area for years and can be picked up by kids and become duds no longer.
Tell me again why napalm is bad and CBU’s are not bad?
Allons,
Byron Skinner
“Stewart’s Platoon”

By: P Hampton

P Hampton — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:32:06 +0000

I say use it and any other weapon we have at our disposal. If it brings our guys and girls home safe and sound, it is worth every cent regardless of what the nay-sayers may think, say, or do. Put them out there, let them get shot at, and then get their behind saved by an incendiary device of any kind and they will change their tune. If not, they are simply too stupid to listen to. Again, if it keeps our soldiers safe, use it often and use it well.

By: CPT Burgess Carter,USA,Ret.

CPT Burgess Carter,USA,Ret. — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:42:35 +0000

Remember the Anti-war movies thet were so prevalent after the Vietmam debacle that your polititions placed us in. One stated,erroniously, that he “loved the smell of Napalm in the morning, smells like—Victory” or something of that ilk. The napalm-like bombs use was something to see, especially if it was between the enemy and our troops, or better yet, on the enemy concentrations. If I had been a commander of ground troops, I would have used everything available to protect my troops.

By: CPT Burgess Carter,USA,Ret.

CPT Burgess Carter,USA,Ret. — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:30:03 +0000

The spin-docs will spin wheather we like it or not. Some will eat-this-stuff-up as if were served on a silver platter. If it will save one of my three sons in the military-by all means use it.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:44:41 +0000

oops, forgot to read the title of the entry.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:43:39 +0000

a rose by any other name…

By: JSAllison

JSAllison — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:14:39 +0000

Oh yeah, and is it just me or has the military lately been steppin in the doo through what could charitably be called spin-doctoring? They should stick with the truth, it’s what they’re good at. You reading this, Rummy?

By: JSAllison

JSAllison — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:12:48 +0000

One of ‘napalmlike’ weapons’ other virtues is that even if you miss your target, they’re real hard to ignore.