Thank you for your kind words. I did not post to everyone but only attempted to answer questions or issues that were valid arguments. It seems that a lot of people have the freedom to say anything they choose without the education to back it up.
I do not mean the formal education in a classroom but the education of experience in the field. It's easy to criticize but few realize how important it is to those in the military to do the right thing for our country.
When others voice their right to criticize I hope they are not doing it just to hurt the young soldier who is scared, and in harms' way because that is what it does. I cannot believe that others do not understand this fact.
No one wants to die for issues that are not important to our country. But, there are only so many of us and these kids cannot do everything. No matter what we do there is always the fact that we might have been able to do more.
This is always discussed after a successful or unsuccessful military operation. These concerns seem simple. But to guard the museum might have meant a requirement to clear room by room entire blocks of the city. Or it could have meant an advanced special operation requirement to ensure the safety of those delicate artifacts.
Both of these issues as well as any other that would be attempted require a tremendous amount of planning and resources and the integration of this requirement and the resources necessary for its success.
This means that it is a lot more complicated than it seems on the surface. The reason we are successful is due to this meticulous planning.