Lots of the souths’ greatest warriors came from the patrician planter class, their prowess at horsemanship and swordsmanship learned from leisure activities. Nathan Bedford Forrest was not one of them.
His father was a blacksmith. His fortune he earned on his own. What he brought to battle was brazen ferocity and cunning. He was largely a self-educated man who worked his way though the ranks by virtue of his competence.
I’m not favorable to the cause he fought for, but I recognize talent when I see it and we could use some like him in the existential war against islam that cowards like Øbozo refuse to admit we are in.
Pigs must be flying!
Anyway, well said.
What has surprised me is ISIS’ ability to hold the ground that they have taken. It’s one thing for them to win battles, it’s a wholly different matter for them to be able to hold territory and rule it.
The fact that they seem to be able to govern means that they are far more dangerous than I thought they would be.