tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post2845161621018660346..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: My Two Centsjoaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-52433333941442186612007-11-21T19:48:00.000-05:002007-11-21T19:48:00.000-05:00Happy Thanksgiving Joanie. And thank you, as alwa...Happy Thanksgiving Joanie. And thank you, as always, for this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-3320490811940078492007-11-21T05:10:00.000-05:002007-11-21T05:10:00.000-05:00Well and candidly written.Well and candidly written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-47171159197219138192007-11-20T09:22:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:22:00.000-05:00If a Civil War analogy can be used then I would sa...<B>If a Civil War analogy can be used then I would say that you’ve become Longstreet and our military is once again being asked to perform Pickett’s Charge.</B><BR/><BR/>A beautiful and accurate analogy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-67307028357783256352007-11-20T09:11:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:11:00.000-05:00I didn't know "War is hell" was Sherman's quote-- ...I didn't know "War is hell" was Sherman's quote-- always thought it was Patton's (duh!)<BR/><BR/>I agree with everything you wrote, although we seem to be making major strides in ridding Iraq of al Qaeda-- more in spite of Bush than because of him. God bless the American military.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-89022395427157152712007-11-19T21:03:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:03:00.000-05:00A few random thoughts....We have rules of engageme...A few random thoughts....<BR/><BR/>We have rules of engagement so as not to offend the MSM and the political opposition.<BR/><BR/>There will never be another Civil War in the U.S. The "frog" is in the water, it's boiling, and the "frogs" are interested in Paris Hilton and O.J. Simpson.<BR/><BR/>The idiots in Washington are not "petulant children" but power hungry egomaniacs more interested in being re-elected and keeping the public ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-56671072881413920512007-11-19T17:04:00.000-05:002007-11-19T17:04:00.000-05:00"We cripple our military with “rules of engagement..."We cripple our military with “rules of engagement” and other nice sounding pleasantries."<BR/><BR/>You got that right.<BR/><BR/>We're dealing with an enemy that doesn't even value the lives of their own people, that saws off the heads of innocent people without blinking an eye, and our Congress spends days debating whether water boarding is inhuman.<BR/><BR/>You don't win a war by fighting bombs and IED's with sticks and stones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-24912033711871929762007-11-19T16:41:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:41:00.000-05:00As for the slime ball, slack jawed, head up your a...As for the <I>slime ball, slack jawed, head up your ass idiots in Congress</I>--<BR/><BR/>They are nothing like what Congress used to be. The good of the country is the farthest thing from their minds. Their gods are money and agenda.<BR/><BR/>During his administrations, Bush would probably succeed in the "war against terrorism," especially in Iraq, if he had a Congress behind him, not to mention the mainstream media. But, even with their backing, he is still holding back because of the fear of angering the rest of our enemies, as you said, and the fear of having a negative effect on "world opinion." The hell with both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-10354875618356393522007-11-19T14:14:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:14:00.000-05:00You're a good writer. How about focusing in on one...You're a good writer. How about focusing in on one of the ills we're plagued with and getting more specific about what's going wrong and what you'd do about it?<BR/><BR/>I think you could spark a lively discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-56438247495210195772007-11-19T14:11:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:11:00.000-05:00If the average American would start paying attenti...If the average American would start paying attention to what's really going on in Washington (and the rest of the world), and demand that his children be taught the truth instead of p.c. propaganda, we could turn this thing around.<BR/><BR/>But I plan to stay alive for my children so I won't be holding my breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-2452506408673059672007-11-19T14:08:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:08:00.000-05:00The vast majority of Americans keep on expecting y...<B>The vast majority of Americans keep on expecting you to perform like a well-oiled machine, when in reality you’re just a well-rehearsed circus act.</B><BR/><BR/>Love it. <BR/><BR/>I share your disgust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-14378239989263164152007-11-19T13:56:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:56:00.000-05:00I'm agry too, and at the same things, but probably...I'm agry too, and at the same things, but probably wouldn't have expressed it as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com