[dsc]

“I suppose it will always be that way.”

When I was going through Travis on my way to my first ship, there was a Master Chief heading into retirement. He was a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam.

He said that every time peace breaks out, the back-stabbing office politicians weasel their way into power and drive the warriors out. Then, inevitably, when war comes they had to get rid of those guys and bring the warriors back.

[rlmorel]

I think that is true, like a vicious cycle we are doomed to repeat over and over again. It kind of reminds me of this quote:

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Hard times create strong men.

Strong men create good times

Good times create weak men

And, weak men create hard times.