Posted on 09/15/2001 12:43:15 PM PDT by StoneColdGOP
Actually, this is the same speech George C. Scott delivers in the movie, except for the film they shortened it a bit for time and had to clean it up, profanity wise, a bit.
Simple as that.
Retain some attachment to reality, and you might be OK.
God willing...
Realty? You obviously have no idea what realty is. War is ugly, filthy and disgusting. Maintaining troops who actually have to be in the thick of it, who have to smell it, touch it, and aggressively persue it, can not be effectively accomplished in a civil manner. The language used by Patton in the above speech, though outlawed in todays Army, is the kind of language that encourages the most vicious animal instincts necessary to drive troops forward. The fact that Patton made mistakes has little to do with the necessity of preparing and maintaining troops at such readyness.
The current feminization programs going on in today's army, are ill preparing soldiers for the realty they may very well have to face. Part Patton's success was definitely as a motivator. Regardless of other errors or successes he may have had, this one attribute of his, is now unlawful, and missing in todays army. Realty necessitates its return.
I'd trade all those liberal columnists for one pizza. Bump to the top, sir.
Perhaps you should reread my post. You seem to have 'read something into it' that is not actually there.
By the way, I always enjoy replies that begin with unfounded personal attacks on me, and end by admitting (in a rather round about fashion) that I was right...
;>)
I never said you were wrong. Likewise, there never was a an admitting you were right. Besides, I didn't start the personal attack. I only raised the question; 'what's your point?' OK I'll admit my question was a bit strident, and was an unintended attempt to dictate the direction of this thread. For that I apologize.
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