Wednesday, January 31, 2007
consider someone else:
According to a recently-issued Special Forces manual, while certain pack animals are acceptable to use for spec-ops purposes (donkeys, mules), elephants "should not be used by U.S. military personnel." In the assessment of the manual's authors, "Elephants are not the easygoing, kind, loving creatures that people believe them to be. They are, of course, not evil either." (h/t Steve)

There you have it. The U.S. military is cavalier about the threat posed by Pachydermofascism.
--Spencer Ackerman
Im I remember LOTR:Return of the King correctly, the best way to defeat the enemy's elephants is with a squad of elves and an air force consisting of giant eagles. Wizards help too, of course, so someone call Gilbert Arenas if necessary.
Blogger jfaberuiuc | 6:59 AM

I relayed this to friends and received this response from a 72 year old Vietnam Vet:

"As I recall, sometime in late 1963, elephant droppings were found on trails into the Central Highlands in the 22nd ARVN Division's tactical zone, and were seen as an indicator of increased NVA logistical support for the VC/NVA forces operating along the SouthViet-Cambodian/Lao border."

So there's commie pachyderms too...

Dan Tompkins
Blogger Dan Tompkins | 5:45 PM