State of Denial
Rummy tells soldiers to go pound sand: Here
More are saved, but that means more are severely injured: Here
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The maxim for the military is this: Mission, Men, Me. Therefore, its not surprising that men are sent into battle without what may be considered the best equipment. However, to dismiss their concerns so casually and to consistently state that things are fine as is, simply presents soldiers and the American public with a slap in the face.
"We know better so butt out!"
"Doctors? We don't need no stinking doctors!"
Can anyone tell us what the goals and objectives are of our campaign in the world and can they give us ANY parameters that must be met by which we can measure success?
The bitterness of the soldiers is only going to increase as progress, if any, is measured in minute increments and Americans as a whole are asked to sacrifice NOTHING for the war effort. No war bonds, no victory gardens, no draft, not even the sacrifice of a half an hour of reality television. Hell, we cut taxes so now we can't even pay for the war. And yet, we continue to extend the tours of all military personnel and continue to put them in harms way without the best we have in our inventories; all for an ideological theory that has yet to even come close to showing any positive results.
Our military system will NOT be able to handle the OPTEMPO of the prevailing ideology without contributions of sacrifice from the American public. Putting nice yellow magnets on your car and telling anyone who will listen how thankful you are is not enough. It's simply too easy to allow others to go off to fight in war while you go to work and earn good money, have drinks with your friends, go to a movie, play with your kids, and sit in your living room and watch sports. Add to that the fact that you certainly won't see any images of dead soldiers or funerals and you are effectively cut off from the horrors that you, YES YOU, by defacto decree send others to go face so you can continue to do all of the above.
You are not being asked to make sacrifices by this administration because if you were to be made to sacrifice, you would start to pay attention. And, this administration simply cannot allow you to do that.
I ask you this, if the draft we instituted tomorrow, and you were called upon for duty, or your son, or your daughter, would you still be so sure about the current state of affairs?
Rummy tells soldiers to go pound sand: Here
More are saved, but that means more are severely injured: Here
-----
The maxim for the military is this: Mission, Men, Me. Therefore, its not surprising that men are sent into battle without what may be considered the best equipment. However, to dismiss their concerns so casually and to consistently state that things are fine as is, simply presents soldiers and the American public with a slap in the face.
"We know better so butt out!"
"Doctors? We don't need no stinking doctors!"
Can anyone tell us what the goals and objectives are of our campaign in the world and can they give us ANY parameters that must be met by which we can measure success?
The bitterness of the soldiers is only going to increase as progress, if any, is measured in minute increments and Americans as a whole are asked to sacrifice NOTHING for the war effort. No war bonds, no victory gardens, no draft, not even the sacrifice of a half an hour of reality television. Hell, we cut taxes so now we can't even pay for the war. And yet, we continue to extend the tours of all military personnel and continue to put them in harms way without the best we have in our inventories; all for an ideological theory that has yet to even come close to showing any positive results.
Our military system will NOT be able to handle the OPTEMPO of the prevailing ideology without contributions of sacrifice from the American public. Putting nice yellow magnets on your car and telling anyone who will listen how thankful you are is not enough. It's simply too easy to allow others to go off to fight in war while you go to work and earn good money, have drinks with your friends, go to a movie, play with your kids, and sit in your living room and watch sports. Add to that the fact that you certainly won't see any images of dead soldiers or funerals and you are effectively cut off from the horrors that you, YES YOU, by defacto decree send others to go face so you can continue to do all of the above.
You are not being asked to make sacrifices by this administration because if you were to be made to sacrifice, you would start to pay attention. And, this administration simply cannot allow you to do that.
I ask you this, if the draft we instituted tomorrow, and you were called upon for duty, or your son, or your daughter, would you still be so sure about the current state of affairs?
posted by Mike at 9:16 AM
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