tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post8561271381358742792..comments2024-03-29T05:37:25.435-04:00Comments on LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Guest Post: Remember Vietnam and All the Other U.S. Military Debacles!Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-85402572850737513612022-07-13T21:05:31.674-04:002022-07-13T21:05:31.674-04:00My dad was an Admiral during that era, head of the...My dad was an Admiral during that era, head of the Naval Electronic Systems Command. He couldn't stand McNamara. Later on he had nothing but contempt for Zumwalt. What a mess Zumwalt made of the Navy during his time. His grave at the Naval Academy has a big pretentious stone. Cheney's, on the other hand, is very modest.Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-27719614660225883352022-07-13T16:47:06.458-04:002022-07-13T16:47:06.458-04:00At one time, not so long ago, Generals had to be p...At one time, not so long ago, Generals had to be physically courageous. In the American Civil War, army and corp commanders were regularly clipped. If anyone cares, google Battle of Franklin were the the Confederacy's leadership was decimated - literal sense of the word. Looks at English history where royalty ie kings and son's of kings got clipped. Poor Richard III good Catholic man.newguy40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07691117339629857830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-39920972412872904422022-07-11T19:00:51.613-04:002022-07-11T19:00:51.613-04:00No government is this bad by accident. Take a look...No government is this bad by accident. Take a look at Sri Lankans, who just recently overran the president's palace and burned down the prime minister's house. There is video of the people just piling into the palace and there was no stopping them, unless you wanted to machine gun your own people. The haves and have tormented the have-nots for two years, now holding up gas and food. I donKathleen1031https://www.blogger.com/profile/10201084623185206141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-82783966924919351862022-07-10T20:52:33.846-04:002022-07-10T20:52:33.846-04:00It's more of the we're expected to "p...It's more of the we're expected to "pay any price, bear any burden". I don't recall voting on that... does anyone else remember that? Of course not! If we had cut off the Ukrainians they would have negotiated and stopped the killing. Instead we have helped make a murderous mess of things for the profit of the military industrial complex. It's criminal on a vast scale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-81611978557676626992022-07-10T11:24:22.584-04:002022-07-10T11:24:22.584-04:00Why do the generals, active and retired, do this? ...Why do the generals, active and retired, do this? Many--not all--of these senior officers are "mug collectors." They suck up to move up. We junior officers could spot them a mile away.<br />To be fair, the political pressure is real. I remember (1979) General Tice instructed the Signals Battalion that they needed to communicate in English while on duty. Many of the Signals guys wereDan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294681811524598802noreply@blogger.com