Oh, brass.... Sorry.
Posted on 12/09/2007 4:38:00 AM PST by WildcatClan
If i’m such a troll, why did I bother to back up my statement with a reasoned argument? An argument made not only by me in this thread, but by at least one other, as I read though the posts.
As far as my other postings, IO’d like you to explain to *me* whay other posts of mine were mere “bids for attention” to any degree greater to anyone else who posts, to declare *their* opinions. Show me where I have systematicaly attacked *any* Republican, on anything other than a specific point of contention. And even those are rare.
I posted a brief bio for Chuck Yeager on the Obama/Oprah thread. I was a little put off by the whole thing. I wouldn’t trust a tyros like Obama to run a pie factory, let alone the country. Yet, Oprah gets a national audience at no cost to endorse him. Chuck Yeager is an American hero, why doesn’t the media give him access to a national audience to endorse his candidate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager
Did you read the article?
Hunter did not describe himself as “anti-brass” - the writer of the article did. It is the writer’s own opinion.
“If i’m such a troll, why did I bother to back up my statement with a reasoned argument?”
No, you gave no reasoned argument, you didn’t even give a good excuse, but you are comical.
Oh, brass.... Sorry.
Speaking of the threat that is China that only Duncan Hunter is concerned about....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936959/posts
China poised to take over U.S. base at Ecuador’s invitation
Oh, go lie to yor parishioners.
..I’m going to use this photo in an upcoming video intro—I think it turned out neat...
Sorry WalterSkinner. I thought that was yout slam I was replying to.
I pasted the name of the author when I posted the article. It was not Duncan Hunter. I did not see Duncan Hunter or the author intimate in anyway that Hunter is "anti-chain-of command". The author took a lot of liberties with the word "brass". There are those at the Pentagon who are as much politician as warrior. I think pulling the troops back in Fallujah was as much a product of Foggy Bottom as the Pentagon. I think their hand was in it. Duncan Hunter is anything but self-serving and I can assure you the "chain-of-command" has the utmost respect for him and appreciates all he has done for our Armed Forces.
I will admit to a knee-jerk reaction.
But the hypocrisy of those who use that clod brained
tactic of “being pro-troop but anti-military”, really cheeses me off. What do they think? That we are all from the same mental shallows of logical thinking that they wallow in?
I noticed the author made a lot of references to anti-brass and was using the term more figuratively than literally. The author also used it in relation to China and immigration. He was attempting, I think, to make the transition from the Fallujah story to Hunter going against the tide of those who want open borders and those ignoring the potential threat of the ChiComs.
The quality is good enough to tell he is a guy you would want on your side. These guys certainly aren’t Lerch’s, ya got that right. That is a tough looking bunch there. :)
Heh.
I have served with officers who hated enlisted men. I have served with former enlisted officers who hated enlisted men. I have served with officers that wanted nothing to do with enlisted men unless it was giving them order's.
The most successful officers were those that treated their men with respect and the men knew they were looking out for them. I remember as a platoon sergeant telling a young captain that if we went into a particular area we would take a lot of casualties because it was heavily loaded with bobby traps. His response was that we could always get more PFCs. That man lost any respect I had for him as an officer right there.
But I have served with some great officers too, men that did not look down on their men, That made sure they were taken care of and work out his combat ops plans to limit the amount of casualties we might take.
Most of the best officers were the ones that went into combat with the low regard to his men then lived with them, led them, and fought side by side with them.
Its is not the source of the commissioning it is the quality of the man being commissioned.
Thank you for your post #5.
I think if folks knew that Duncan Hunter is just as strong on the life issue, if not stronger, he would be where Huckabee is.
I’ve called talk shows to let listeners know that Hunter is very pro-life, including trying to get his personhood-at-conception bill passed, year after year. I hope more Hunter supporters will do that, because it will take MANY of us Hunter supporters to get the word out.
Military populists piss me off, and that goes for the author of this article. I realize full well that Hunter didn’t say it, but anyone who is “anti-brass” and aspires to be Commander In Chief is a very confused individual, IMHO.
Well said. The Capt's, LT's, and Gen.'s aren't the brass this article is referring to I don't think. I think the "brass" being referred to in this article are the politicians at the pentagon who have only ever fought theoretical wars. You listen to your officers on the ground, that's the brass that counts. You do not put men in harms way and not let them go 100%, while playing political games. I think this was a great deal of the source for many mistakes in Iraq. I think we have a good man now in Gen. Petraeus. I believe he can bring our guys home soon in victory. He understands the difference in fighting a conventional war and a counter-insurgency. He understands the difference in politics and war. I really liked the quote at the end of your post, that succinctly puts things into perspective.
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