[Lazamataz]

One of the most elegant, well-done takedowns of Bateman seen to-date.

WARNING: HARSH LANGUAGE. WARNING

[Still Thinking]

FO, Master Bateman.

[smokingfrog]

I kind of figured he was some kind of REMF with that whole “managing violence” comment. Glad somebody smoked him out.

[OldMissileer]

Bump for later.

[centurion316]

This tracks with what I have been able to dig up about “Bobbie” Bateman. I believe that he last served in an infantry battalion during the 1993-1996 timeframe when he was a company commander. He followed that with graduate school, assignment as an assistant professor at West Point, military fellow at CSIS, then a series of minor staff assignments at echelons above reality. His Iraq tour was on GEN Petreaus’ staff, not exactly on the pointy edge of the spear.

I believe that he believed that this article would endear him to the left and deliver up a cushy job offer upon retirement. I don’t think he had any idea what he was going to stir up.

[KC Burke]

I get the feeling he didn’t admire the essayist.

[nvscanman]

Nice takedown....but Baterman wasn’t really a tough target.

[occamrzr06]

ROFL, my favorite was the first comment, “What do you have against rabid Yaks?”

[Rockpile]

So Bateman is a guy who fetches coffee for generals?