“... However, I can tell you that 99.5% of most units are focused on the task at hand - destroying the enemy.”
I hope that they soon realize that the enemy is located at 1600 Pensylvania Avenue. Just sayin’
Wow. That one was powerful.
Officers specifically swear to protect and defend the US Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. That specifically includes enemies who may live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
I just posted about the corrupting nature of power. Tying that to what you just said, I thought of a saying somebody mentioned in regards to the NM trooper who was photographed having sex with a woman on the trunk of her car (and pardon the vulgarity; the expression is what it is):
“A badge can get you pu$$y, but pu$$y can get your badge.”
That, right there, is an example where the high and the low keep each other in balance. The high always has power over the low, but if the low has no way to hold the high in check, it’s a recipe for disaster. Yes, for good order the troops need to follow the orders of their leadership. But if they have no way of exposing that the one giving orders is really an enemy, the oath they take to defend America and to defend the US Constitution is absolutely in vain.