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Once again, the military establishment proves...
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:34:55 -0400, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:56:32 -0400, John H
wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:17:44 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:17:58 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:
With all du respect, you won't find many generals who will say "we
can't win" no matter how hopeless the mission is and they have no
authority to question the objective of the mission.
Seems to me that they would give honest opinions if asked.
Giving honest opinions is not conducive to a long career in the
military.
That really depends on the integrity of the one to whom the opinion is offerred.
If he/she is the type that can take only good news, then your opinion is
correct.
I think the problem is that politicians make up their mind about how
they want the war to go before the generals get to advise them. Then
it just becomes "can do sir" or the politician goes and finds a
general who will say "can do". The reality is, you don't get to be a
general if you say "that is too hard". The thing that the pentagon
gets to say is how much it will cost and what they need to complete
the mission.
I agree with everything you said there, especially '...the politician goes and
finds a general who will say "can do". '
Like politicians, there are degrees of integrity in generals also.
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I hope your day is simply *SPECTACULAR* !!
John H
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