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Well Doc, I am just a simple country boy, and I won't even try to debate you, as you are well educated. I have heard of people who are educated well beyond their intelligence.
I remember a few things from my World War Two history. One that sticks out in my mind was General Eisenhower. What made him great in my mind was the fact he listened to everybody. Let me say that again he listened to everybody. I am sure you are thinking that meant he even listened to his Captains. No, he even listened to the privates, the grunts, the ones out there in the trenches. He asked them what they needed. He asked them for ideas. He used the good ideas. This WAR will be won because we will ALL participate. We will have good ideas, and we will use the good ones.
We will make some mistakes, maybe many mistakes, but we will strive on.
We got hit in the gut, below the belt if you will. This is different. That fact won't be forgoten easily.
Maybe I ought to teach at the WAR college.
All I have to offer is good ole common sense.
Something that has been missing in this country for a long time.
I think we gots us a good wake up Call.
I think my brave brothers and sisters and I will answer this call and I think a lot of you at the WAR COLLEGE will be very surprised.
We Americans do our very best work when we are Mad. Just ask the British.

All I have to offer is good ole common sense.

Ah, yes. That which tells us the world is flat.

The "Doc" is correct right down to the bone.
Nothing is left out and nothing need be added.
There is a reason you do not teach at the War College. :)

Thank you. The good Doctor's cliche/received wisdom filled letter, while not bad overall, tells me nothing I haven't heard this past week and even before that. Your post # 5 does. Yes, common sense is in short supply these days. We can hope War College has some of it.