Victor Davis Hanson is right: "Petraeus Is Virtue Signaling to the Mob on Renaming Military Bases".
I wonder if he ever talked to his mistress about his problem with military bases being named for Confederate generals?
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Why is it that everybody I defended from 200-2008 is a piece of (censored)?
Seriously. I even voted for John McCain in the 2000 primary.
Veeshir's Iron Law of Politicians (and Political Generals): When you trust one you've been successfully conned.
For the record, while I like what Trump has been doing, I don't trust him. I've spent far too long not liking him to do otherwise.
When you trust one you've been successfully conned.
Truer words, etc.
What I take from these flipflop military officers is that, once their military careers are over, they seek to remain relevant and employed in the civilian (government) sphere, and these days, there's nothing for them if they don't join the ass-kssing brigade of civil service/media/academic forces. It makes me wonder how stalwart their principles were in the first place, and how safe were we when they were in charge of defending us. Maybe America had to rely on dumb luck a lot more than we ever knew.
It makes me wonder how stalwart their principles were in the first place, and how safe were we when they were in charge of defending us. Maybe America had to rely on dumb luck a lot more than we ever knew.
I've been thinking along the same lines, lately. I'm beginning to think that many of the brass hats were not worthy of the men and women they led.
Maybe America had to rely on dumb luck a lot more than we ever knew.
Well, it would make sense given how many "Charlie Foxtrots" we've had over the years. Not to mention the flat out crazy decisions. God knows the chain of command had me shaking my head many times.
But commanding something does not mean that you run it. Even the best flag officers need a staff. It's likely that competent, professional soldiers succeeded in snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, in spite of any idiots in command.
At tactical levels, anyway. Strategically, that tends to be political in nature, and less likely to be influenced by any hint of competency.
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