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Old 12-22-2011, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bewolf View Post
Using military aircraft, no matter what kind or of what period, for the opening ceremonies of the olympics is a bit of an oxymoron, imho. The olympics are the antithesis to armed conflict. This issue has nothing to do with patriotism (unless the only means of showing patriotism is in the military, which in the case of the UK I highly doubt)
Actually it's more for the 'spectacle' of having the national aerobatic team do their stuff........or is that blatant sword waving too?
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