Are you sure you are commenting to my posts? I say this with all due respect but it looks like you are seeing things that are not there. Who said anything about the boss’ actions???
I originally commented on Yon’s claims that the soldier is making amends, not on what is, or is not, an appropriate punishment for him. The fragment you quoted was an alegory about an employee asking for his punishment to be a return to normalcy, nothing to do with the boss or his actions, the commander, the commander in chief, the Vietnam War, advice to the military or anything else even remotely similar!!! ;-)
If you were commenting on Yon’s claims, it was in a curious manner. You replied to my post quoting my comments instead of Yon’s.
The ‘fragment’ I quoted was your entire post, save for the quote of my earlier post. If that indeed constitutes a fragment, I’m guilty.
It’s true I may be reading things you don’t mean into what you wrote. It’s up to both of us to be clear. The fact that we seem to be talking past each other seems to indicate we’ve failed.
Doesn’t change the fact that the guy is still out there risking life and limb so we can have our little exchanges.