Posted on 07/05/2013 7:53:48 AM PDT by markomalley
Do I have that one right?
I wonder how the civilians on post who are furloughed one day a week feel about his pet project?
It likely has never occurred to General Pittardo that allowing off shore and in-continent drilling here would solve that pesky little platitude, from a political General's standpoint, of course.
A lot of “green” projects are humbug, but cutting energy usage, using non-potable water for watering lawns and gardens, and recycling things for which a reasonable price is paid for used/scrap (of which brass, esp. in the form of reloadable shell casings, and aluminum are certainly examples) or when recycling provides disposal at lower cost than land-fill usage, are all things every large organization should do to cut costs without sacrificing mission.
(I’m all for “green” when it coincides with cutting-costs or provides documentable human health benefits commensurate with the costs, but otherwise regard “green” projects as at best romantic humbug, and at worst statist plots.)
I wonder if the General understands that the "Green Party" despises the United States Armed Forces and everything they stand for.
Speechless...
“Green Party”
Watermelon party; green on the outside and red on the inside.
Camouflaged Communists.
Apparently, the commissioning oath has changed from Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic to Implant Leftist Agenda for the good of all social engineers. Either that or this “General” is hooked on the koolaid and has been for quite some time.
Two strikes: USMA and Clinton aide.
“Thousands of brass casings were left on firing ranges.”
Didn’t take long for pure bullshit to rise to the top of this article.
We dont get all that much oil from the middle east. He’s in his position for his political ideals, not his ability to wage war.
No kidding. Ft Bliss ranges and training areas are huge and all sand. I wonder what this EO quota recipient did to scoop up the millions of expended blanks left buried there? I don't even recognize the Army I knew anymore.
Isn’t it more likely there are thousands of privates policing up that brass?
This assclown is a military commander?
Pray for America.
This asshat is not only a military commander, he is a flag officer.
Reason #347,958 why I'm very glad to be retired.
He is a base commander, not a combat officer. Someone else is in charge of the heavy armored division based there.
I’m of two minds here: using less water and power is good practice for deploying: the less you use, the less you NEED, and thus logistics is easier. And it IS logistics that wins wars . . .
On the other hand, there all the “green” mealymouthing.
But I wonder. . . is it POSSIBLE this guy is being sly like a fox: MOUTHING the Green policies to better prepare his command to deploy into austere areas ????
Yep. It's all about actual results, not predictions, dreams, or anything like that.
If going green works in a situation, embrace it. If not, discard it. No emotions one way or the other. Let the numbers speak for themselves. And it seems like here, going green is having a positive effect.
>>“If we do something like reduce our dependence on oil from the Middle East, maybe we’d be fighting fewer wars over there.”
What they’ve done does very little to reduce petroleum usage. Buildings primarily use electricity and natural gas, neither of which come from the Middle East.
This is Green nonsense by a general officer trying to ingratiate himself with his political leadership by spouting technically incorrect bull excrement.
Well looks like I was wrong, hmmm, back in my day (USMC) the base commander was not the commanding officer of the combat units stationed at the base. Guess things have changed, sorry bout the bad info I gave you :(
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