By the time a person reaches Flag rank, admiral or general, they have enough years in to retire, and their retirement would be comfortable.
That means that they have the option to retire from the military at any time and speak out on any problems they see.
None of them did that.
Keanu said they all knew the fighting was for nothing.
They had the opportunity to retire and speak out about this senseless misery, and they chose not to.
That makes them cowards.
Moral cowards, but cowards just the same.
I know all about the argument that they have to stay and fight for their Service.
That’s a bullshit excuse.
They stood by and let the misery continue.
And it is misery.
Kids with no Dad. Brothers gone. Bodies broken. Constant hatred with no end in sight.
With no end required.
And our generals and admirals let us all down because they were afraid.
I took my Dress Blues and my old Class A uniforms and threw them into the street after Comey refused to prosecute Hillary Clinton for espionage.
I would throw them into the street today if I still had them.
That is how much this sickens me.
ALL those men were hired help.
Fish stink from the head down.
ALL blame or victory or loss is from the CIC.
I hear your frustration and there were a few that paid with their careers (Mattis/Ham) but as a practical matter it did not advance anything. If all the GO/FOs resigned, would a department ran by O6s be a better solution? Keep in mind that even in the worst of times, good leaders are needed to ensure the BS doesn’t get too crazy. I see that in government too. Frustratng I know. Hopefully we come out the other side for the better.
Semper Fi
That means that they have the option to retire from the military at any time and speak out on any problems they see.
None of them did that.
Keanu said they all knew the fighting was for nothing.
They had the opportunity to retire and speak out about this senseless misery, and they chose not to.
That makes them cowards.
Moral cowards, but cowards just the same.
I know all about the argument that they have to stay and fight for their Service.
That’s a bullshit excuse.
They stood by and let the misery continue.
While I agree that a few well placed and very public resignations could have highlighted Obama’s malfeasance, the reality is that Obama and the media would have prevented any serious opposition and would have kept Obama from paying any price.
Any resigning Admiral or General would have been replaced by an Obama toady which would have been a disaster given that Obama was actively trying to purge as much of the military leadership as possible as quickly as possible.
The military did what they did during the Clinton Administration which is keep a low profile, stay in charge and wage a passive-aggressive rear guard action to resist the Obama war on the military and limit the damage.
They also kept a list of the Obama partisan officers who needed to be purged when a new administration took over.
If you remember back 4 years or so, the litmus test for an Obama partisan officer was a Military Officer willing to fire on American Citizens deemed “terrorists” by the Obama Administration.
The difference between American loyalist officers and Obama partisans is that American loyalist officers would not fire on the American people if Obama crossed the line and incited serious resistance
Sometimes staying around to fight a rear guard action beats, hands down, the futile gesture of an ill advised and ineffective resignation that allows Obama to appoint an enemy from within replacement.