As the title says, I am first going to ramble on a bit and then Ill ask a legitimate knife question. Also, I post this in the Busse forum because I have always considered this area my home on the forums and I appreciate the sense of community within a community. Now, the rambling begins.
I have experienced a variety of emotions since the attack on Tuesday. They have included sadness at the loss of life and innocence, anger, respect for the commitment and resolve of the rescuers to continue day after day, amazement at the strength of belief of the terrorists, dread, uncertainty, hope, and the unwavering knowledge that the U.S. will rise to the occasion. The wound is fresh and painful so people are crying for retribution. However, time will pass, the wound will scar over, the pain will subside and people will return to their lives. If the war is on, and we want to win, our whole concept of who the enemy is must evolve. Many reporters have likened the attack to a 21st century Pearl Harbor, but finding and distinguishing this enemy will not be so easy. We will be fighting ideologies and their disciples, not countries. This will not be Desert Storm. This war will span a considerable amount of time and geography. If we go to fight in their playgrounds, they know them better than we do, their hatred for what we stand for is thousands of years old, war is a way of life, and our rear area will extend all the way back home. I would expect more attacks here, but I dont want America to become a police state and I am concerned that in response to this or future attacks, liberties and rights may be removed. Is a sense (perhaps false) of security worth the price of liberty? I am sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. Its my job. I will go where they send me, I will leave behind my wife and sons, I will put myself in harms way for this country not because I hate extremist Muslims, but because freedom has been and is expensive. I just dont want to know (or my kids to know) what its like to live without it.
That is enough of my rambling. Now the knife question. If our actions include a ground offensive, and the Marines are involved, I will likely be deployed. However, I left the pointy tip of the spear years ago and am in the business of preventing casualties and providing medical/NBC support (you know, preventive medical, staff geek, REMF, all those titles). My blade requirements are for a small dependable tool, not a tactical (nuclear of course) machete. I would like to take a Busse along and I wanted to check on knives that Busse has produced that have blades ~3 inches in length? I know of the Basic 3 and the Mean Street, but are there variants that are available. From the website, it appears that the Badger Attack is the smallest blade currently in production. Thanks in advance for your input and your time.
Yours in Nuclear Soapboxes,
Jeff
I have experienced a variety of emotions since the attack on Tuesday. They have included sadness at the loss of life and innocence, anger, respect for the commitment and resolve of the rescuers to continue day after day, amazement at the strength of belief of the terrorists, dread, uncertainty, hope, and the unwavering knowledge that the U.S. will rise to the occasion. The wound is fresh and painful so people are crying for retribution. However, time will pass, the wound will scar over, the pain will subside and people will return to their lives. If the war is on, and we want to win, our whole concept of who the enemy is must evolve. Many reporters have likened the attack to a 21st century Pearl Harbor, but finding and distinguishing this enemy will not be so easy. We will be fighting ideologies and their disciples, not countries. This will not be Desert Storm. This war will span a considerable amount of time and geography. If we go to fight in their playgrounds, they know them better than we do, their hatred for what we stand for is thousands of years old, war is a way of life, and our rear area will extend all the way back home. I would expect more attacks here, but I dont want America to become a police state and I am concerned that in response to this or future attacks, liberties and rights may be removed. Is a sense (perhaps false) of security worth the price of liberty? I am sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. Its my job. I will go where they send me, I will leave behind my wife and sons, I will put myself in harms way for this country not because I hate extremist Muslims, but because freedom has been and is expensive. I just dont want to know (or my kids to know) what its like to live without it.
That is enough of my rambling. Now the knife question. If our actions include a ground offensive, and the Marines are involved, I will likely be deployed. However, I left the pointy tip of the spear years ago and am in the business of preventing casualties and providing medical/NBC support (you know, preventive medical, staff geek, REMF, all those titles). My blade requirements are for a small dependable tool, not a tactical (nuclear of course) machete. I would like to take a Busse along and I wanted to check on knives that Busse has produced that have blades ~3 inches in length? I know of the Basic 3 and the Mean Street, but are there variants that are available. From the website, it appears that the Badger Attack is the smallest blade currently in production. Thanks in advance for your input and your time.
Yours in Nuclear Soapboxes,
Jeff
...or 3" if you can bribe him enough
