This forum is full of military men. Some who are still serving. That does not excuse Travis' recent posting history and his active violation of almost every posting rule listed. Above all, military men learn how to achieve an objective while adhering to specific rules of engagement. When they don't, they know the consequences. There is no rule on FreeRepublic that says conversation must be polite, and Travis' posts went a LONG way beyond polite conversation. For the most part, they weren't even conversation at all. They were nothing but spam.
Your concluding statement strongly indicates you have never served in the military. Our military is trained to kill, not execute. And hanging men from trees is called "lynching". Not "capital punishment". Big difference.
Oh yea I get it you mean like General William T. Sherman USA. Yes his march to the sea was very civilized indeed...../sarcasm
Virtually none of which having the accomplishments he has achieved. He is an effective communicator, and a competent analyst, all in the context of someone who has "been there, and done that."
That does not excuse Travis' recent posting history and his active violation of almost every posting rule listed.
No, but his long time posting history does. I've been here long enough to know he hasn't posted anything here that wasn't posted before without repercussion.
The only irregularity I can see is the Tony Snow dust-up, last week. (And for the record, I don't agree with Travis on that point. I think Tony Snow's membership in the CFR is as significant as belonging to a Masonic Lodge.)
If his history does not excuse his recent performance, then neither does other past cooperation excuse current intransigence, and I'm not talking about posters, either.
Goodwill is NOT a one way concept for a party that wishes to stay in power.
Above all, military men learn how to achieve an objective while adhering to specific rules of engagement.
Wrong. Above all is "the objective." The rest is a dog and pony show. If one officer can not achieve the objective under the rules of engagement, he will be replaced by one that can circumvent those rules more effectively.
Wars are not fought by "outhouse attorneys," but they are sometimes lost by them.
Your concluding statement strongly indicates you have never served in the military. Our military is trained to kill, not execute. And hanging men from trees is called "lynching". Not "capital punishment". Big difference.
Your concluding statement strongly indicates questionable understanding. It was an analogy. The point of which was if you want a job done, but can't do it for yourself, leave the man that can do it to do it.
There is little more noxious than people trying to simultaneously give orders and ask for help.
As for your nuanced appreciation of "capital punishment" as opposed to "lynching" in the context of an actual civil war, I can only ask "Are you a journalist?"
Not to draw too fine a point -- but.
Our military is quite proficient at "executing"...
Winners "hanging" losers has been practiced by men at war since the beginning of time.
Our current military WILL execute by any means ordered - if a lawful order to execute is given.
Do you consider the 10 Nazis hung by the neck until dead as ordered by the Military Tribunal comprised of the winning side of WWII, as having been "lynched" or justly "executed"?
Same question about the more numerous Japanese war criminals -- executed after the war - presumably most by military forces after condemnation by Military Tribunals..
In either case - weren't they lawful orders - issued by the WINNERS..
The "lynching's" referred to earlier, are CERTAIN to occur if the horror of Civil War returns to the U.S...
To deny such is naive......and exceedingly reckless.
Semper Fi