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To: Indy Pendance
It is absolutely critical, imho, to have the military free to speak their mind freely to someone without threat of retaliation OR hope for personal/institutional reward. ALWAYS we want them to give the BEST military advice they possibly can.

It is also absolutely critical, especially in a republic/democracy, for the military to answer ultimately to the civilian. They are so potentially powerful that the ability to subvert the system is extreme.

2 posted on 02/25/2003 7:56:23 PM PST by xzins (I'm both a monthly donor and a $1+ a Day Donor)
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To: xzins
It is absolutely critical, imho, to have the military free to speak their mind freely to someone without threat of retaliation OR hope for personal/institutional reward. ALWAYS we want them to give the BEST military advice they possibly can. It is also absolutely critical, especially in a republic/democracy, for the military to answer ultimately to the civilian. They are so potentially powerful that the ability to subvert the system is extreme.

On this, I agree with you entirely. Absolutely.

4 posted on 02/25/2003 8:33:15 PM PST by Siobhan (+Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet+)
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