[bert]

You left out Patton's most important self instruction....."Do not take counsel of your fears"

The rats who would be president are all scared to death of the prospect of battle, including Kerry who though decorated threw his medals away. The fact is all Rats constantly take counsel only of their fears and find lawerly counsel that avoids battle at all costs.

Taking counsel of his fears caused Clinton to ignore his enemies and let them gather strength.

[mrustow]

Thanks for recalling that.

[MrConfettiMan]

...including Kerry who though decorated threw his medals away.

I'm sure others will correct me if I'm mistaken, but I don't even think the medals Kerry "threw away" during the "demonstration" to which you allude to were his own. I believe he bought them from a pawn shop or something.

[mrustow]

When I grew up, it was taken for granted that every president would have served his country under combat arms. Bush II notwithstanding, I think that was a proper expectation. It involved a moral and citizenship test, but also a realistic understanding of warfare. When I look at today's politicians, whether they are appeasment-minded Dems or hawkish GOPers, all I see is a bunch of draft-dodgers.