Under this same stupid microscope, Gen. G.S.Patton would be too extreme. (you wouldn’t think so, but he read his Bible, too.)
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What a loss.
HE'S GOING TO ALLOW THIS?
Well, it was up to Green whether to withdraw. I think he could have taken a good look at his, er, Peter (1 Peter) and decided to hang tough as long as Donald Trump did.
And if someone thinks naughty of this, shame on them....
If he followed the Koran and prayed 5 times a day, though, he would be beyond reproach and lionized by the left as an icon of diversity.
Too bad, but Christians (the church) doesn’t stand up for ITSELF!
Then we expect the “secular” government to do it for us?
I’m not having respect for such a person that withdraws for such a flimsy reason unless there’s more to the story that is not being told.
IMHO he wimped out.
If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
Very disappointing.
Why not just do away with civilians heading the armed services. The Joint Chiefs could administer with the blessings of SECDEF. Would save some coin and eliminate some of the machinery that leads to mischief.
And not a public word of support from the Trump administration. Shame.
Ditto for all media workers, professors, teachers, CEO's and Democrats.
Truthfully, he failed because he could not keep his mouth shut, and said what he really thought. This matters far more than what he cannot keep his mouth shut about.
In the Army, the highest rank that truly commands soldiers is Colonel, and even that is not entirely true. The NCO chain of command are the real leaders. Even a 1st Lieutenant Platoon Leader spends only half his time leading, the other half coordinating with his Company Commander and other officers.
And this is true all the way up the chain until O-6, full Colonel. When a Colonel makes the big jump to O-7, Brigadier General, they only lead Colonels, not soldiers. They spend the rest of their time hobnobbing with politicians and civilians. To even greet soldiers at a distance is a real treat to them.
Two great examples of this.
One of the most successful of the Czarist Admirals was a man whose speech was so garbled that nobody could understand what he was saying. Thus when a superior caught him out, or a subordinate fouled up, he could, and did claim that he was misheard.
General Alexander Haig was renowned in Washington as a man who could speak or testify for hours and not say *anything* of substance. Some of his more interesting quotes:
“at this juncture of maturization” (”now”)
Terrorism can be fought with “meaningful sanctionary teeth.”
Intermediate nuclear missiles are “at the vortex of cruciality.”
“We must push this to a lower decibel of public fixation. I don’t think there’s much of a learning curve to be achieved in this area of content.”
In other words, he spouted endless gobbledygook that most people might think they understood, but don’t. This is actually a desirable trait, especially when talking to your enemies, or your political enemies.+
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