Operation: Paul Bunyan

[Juice Box]

Saw a documentry on "Operation: Paul Bunyan" on the History Channel the other day...and thought it was absolutely ridiculous.

-Our forces escrorted some people into N. Korea's De-Militarized zone to trim a poplar tree....
-They got ambushed by N. Korean Forces and 9 soldiers were killed
-To get back at them...the president sends B-52 Bombers and turns the Pacific Fleet around to backup "Operation: Paul Bunyan" in which they were on a quest to cut the tree down...

Is this not a total waste of Tax-Payers money for something totally stupid? Please, if I am wrong and missing something...let me know.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

it was an exertion of our power over the Koreans. They needed to be taught they couldn't kill Americans without reprisal.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
Saw a documentry on "Operation: Paul Bunyan" on the History Channel the other day...and thought it was absolutely ridiculous.

-Our forces escrorted some people into N. Korea's De-Militarized zone to trim a poplar tree....
-They got ambushed by N. Korean Forces and 9 soldiers were killed
-To get back at them...the president sends B-52 Bombers and turns the Pacific Fleet around to backup "Operation: Paul Bunyan" in which they were on a quest to cut the tree down...

Is this not a total waste of Tax-Payers money for something totally stupid? Please, if I am wrong and missing something...let me know.

As far as Cold War wastes of money goes, this was pretty minimal.

 

9 soldiers getting ambushed and killed in a non-militarized zone is pretty much an act of war. It's called "demilitarized" for a reason. There's not much more N. Korea could have done to indicate that they wanted to go all-out with the U.S.

I'd say the U.S. reaction was an appropriate one.

 

[ironcrotch]

So 9 soldiers were killed, and they retaliate, I hardly think that's a waste. I bet you're more of a waste on tax money than that.

 

[K1052]

You want to see something really useless:

Davy Crockett Nuclear Recoilless Rifle

 

[ironcrotch]

Originally posted by: K1052
You want to see something really useless:

Davy Crockett Nuclear Recoilless Rifle

USELESS?!?!?! that is teh aweseome!

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch

Originally posted by: K1052
You want to see something really useless:

Davy Crockett Nuclear Recoilless Rifle

USELESS?!?!?! that is teh aweseome!

haha I thought the same thing...until I read that the crew operating the thing basiclly had no chance of escaping long-term health problems

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: Juice Box

Originally posted by: ironcrotch

Originally posted by: K1052
You want to see something really useless:

Davy Crockett Nuclear Recoilless Rifle

USELESS?!?!?! that is teh aweseome!

haha I thought the same thing...until I read that the crew operating the thing basiclly had no chance of escaping long-term health problems

Surely we could automate this beastie given today's level of technology...

 

[FoBoT]

when did that happen? what year?