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This was the best part:

That is why Armchair Generals are so annoying. They look at one thing in isolation with all the time in the world to think about it and say confidently "the answers obvious". But when you are out in the fight everything looks different. Nothing is ever seen in isolation. You never have enough time. You never know more than 1/10 what you need to know. There will always be blunders.

I wish every TV host could be armed with that statement every time Wesley Clarke shows up to berate our soldiers for making "mistakes" in the fog of war.

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Is there a "military" or "vets" ping list?

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I wish every TV host could be armed with that statement every time Wesley Clarke shows up to berate our soldiers for making "mistakes" in the fog of war.

There are a few Keryboard Kommandos hereabouts who could learn something from the Marine who wrote this letter.