Well, I have noticed that many (not here, mind) ... are beginning to get a little impatient ... with how the war is going ... they want a quick fix ... maybe leaving reality at the door in their thinking. This is understandable .... this is new to all of us ... and we are struggling, each of us, to come to terms with new realities ....
Listen to this, a voice from the past. It's February 1, 1944 and Marine Lieutenant John C. Chapin finds himself on the island Namur in the Pacific ... and he also finds his reality was changed ... but became the stronger for it ...:
"By now everything was all mixed up, with our assault wave all entangled with the armored tractors (LVTs) ahead of us. I ordered my driver to maneuver around them. Slowly we inched past, as their 37-mm guns and .50-caliber machine guns flamed.
The beach lay right before us. However, it was shrouded in such a pall of dust and smoke from our bombardment that we could see very little of it. As a result, we were unable to tell which section we were approaching (after all our hours of careful planning, based on hitting the exact spot!)
I turned to talk to my platoon sergeant, who was manning the machine gun behind me. He was slumped over --- the whole right side of his face disintegrated into a mass of gore.
Up to now, the entire operation had seemed almost like a movie, or like one of the innumerable practice landings we'd made."
emphasis mine
Reality ... came to visit this fine Marine... and he lived to tell the tale ...
We need to visit and accept reality too ... our Armed Forces and our President are depending on us.
God BLESS America!!!
And, as you suggest, we have to be careful to avoid reacting to what THEY say.
So THAT'S how a ping works. *smile* Thanks