tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post5714071721196507556..comments2024-03-03T05:11:57.603-05:00Comments on Wings Over Iraq: 11Starbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-28160332646652745622009-11-11T20:45:00.549-05:002009-11-11T20:45:00.549-05:00Hi Starbuck!
I have linked to two of your posts:
...Hi Starbuck!<br />I have linked to two of your posts:<br /><br />http://livinginscandinavia.blogspot.com/2009/11/wall.html<br /><br />and<br /><br />http://anders-wohnen.blogspot.com/2009/11/remembrance-day-veterans-day.html<br /><br />you should check them out.<br />Also I feel that there is so much that people don't know about the cold war, so much untold and people just seem to forget just how suppressive and sick it really was. perhaps it's because nobody really could could take getting acquainted with the harsh reality without cracking up completely...<br /><br />I like Paul's comment above and what he writes about "best troops coming from poor rural and urban backgrounds..."<br />Personally I don't think "getting a taste of what the real world is like" before you decide to commit to a cause - just to formulate it complete vague... - hasn't hurt anyone yet!<br /><br />Oh and as for shooters on the loose - be it school kids or inside the service - I really would like to know if this fooker was on psych drugs! No I'm not saying that the army should be blamed or held responsible... but one can actually predict human behavior very well. However the shrinks don't have the technology, neither do the spooks.<br />And the fact that this clown was a shrink is definitely one reason why he shouldn't be in the army!<br />Psychiatrists have no place in the army or in aid organizations, since they do not produce anything worth while and their profession no science at all. They're simply quacks who are good at torturing and demanding high fees for it!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314160080172957748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-12303185806816041992009-11-11T12:34:43.160-05:002009-11-11T12:34:43.160-05:00Nice words. I’m pretty satisfied with the leadersh...Nice words. I’m pretty satisfied with the leadership we have in place currently. We finally have a set of real war fighters leading the troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan, which I don’t think was the case when we went to war back in 2001. It’s a credit to all the services that they’ve taken the “lessons learned” with blood seriously. That’s the major difference between our current military leaders and our political and economic big wheels.<br /><br />There is one other group of Americans I wish David Ignatius had mentioned in his tribute: Native Americans. In my own unit in Vietnam, two of the best soldiers we had — in a group that was known for its high standards — were Native Americans. I’ve talked to a lot of former soldiers and marines over the years who’ve agreed with me. <br /><br />It’s always surprised me: so many of the best troops seem to come from poor rural and urban backgrounds. In the field, they see things that the other guys miss and they’re quicker to evaluate what they see and come to the right conclusion. If I were enlisting today, I’d hope that I’d end up is a squad led by a sergeant who came from some little place in Georgia or South Carolina that was so far back in the woods they had to pump the sunlight in, or a squad leader who grew up in South Central LA or some similar place. We as a nation owe a tremendous amount to these guys and, unfortunately, when they get out and the goodies are being handed out too often they’re at the end of the line.<br /><br />Anyway, have a good Veterans Day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632097721434835823noreply@blogger.com