“when the odds aren’t very good for the soldier......”
It would seem most obvious that a man with Lt. Col. Lakin’s maturity, experience, and outstanding military record, would know exactly what he is doing—of his own volition.
What, sir, would you have counseled the men at Bastogne in December of ‘44?
I’m speaking of the odds of his winning are low and the odds of his losing are high. And this is not a do-or-die situation.
Bastogne’s heroes gave their blood to prevent a German breakthrough that would have opened up our rear area and supply lines. Thousands of our troops would have been killed and it would have taken some time to control that kind of damage. Germany would not have succeeded because they were at the end of their ability to fight, and we had air and combat power superiority. It was not futile, and they succeeded. It certainly didn’t look very good for a while, though.
For those who believe in getting Obama to reveal his records, this is a critical issue dealing with the legitimacy of his presidency. However, I don’t believe Lakin has much chance of getting discovery and claiming victory.
I don’t want to see him injured, so he needs to find a way to regroup and come at this a different way on a different day.