Demonizing Constitutionalists in the Military

Every year those of us in the military get herded into a large room and then preached to about "Workplace Relations". I simultaneously hate and yet look forward to these meetings. Hate, because it takes time out of my valuable workday. Love, because I can skewer these politically correct freaks in uniform in front of their peers.

This year's theme was - you guessed it - extremist conservatives!

The briefer took heavily from Morris Dee's Southern Poverty Law Center materials to show neo-nazis behind every bush... then dipped her brush in that and began to paint constitutionalists and conservatives with broad strokes.

The message between the lines was that if you actively participated in conservative / constitutional groups your supervisor might watch you like a hawk.

No mention of La Raza, or of extremist Muslim groups (didn't a couple of those guys go unhinged recently, one on a military base??!!)

This isn't the first time the Administration has painted protesters as enemies. Last year the military Counter-Terrorism training had protesters as possible enemies. Let's see, who were the major protesters last year? Tea Parties, anyone?

The Southern Poverty Law Center has about as much truth as ITAR-Pravda, and so I confronted the briefer on her source of the data. You should have seen the anger in this poor E-6. It was like I told her a joke about the Virgin Mary in church.

What happened next gives me hope about our Republic. Several military members chimed in, bringing up "So you are talking about racist organizations - where's La Raza in your slides?" And sarcastically, "What about George Washington - that terrorist!"

In Eastern Europe the Communists didn't take all the dissenters and load them up to Siberia. They were a bit more subtle, having learned from the mass purges in Russia years before.

The Marxists had community organizers that hosted local talk-groups (much like workplace relations) where the crowd was salted with loyal Communists. The whole idea was to present the feeling that everyone was on board with the progressive changes which were happening, so that those who would normally speak up were left to feel they were the only ones in the meeting who disagreed - and therefore did not speak up.

I kick that in the crotch every time I go to these meetings and encourage you to do as well. Be a stand-up American!

-- Hugh Farnham

Victory Through Retreat

In a strange Orwellian turn of events, the US Army has announced it's new plan for victory in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChristal will issue orders for U.S. and NATO forces to break away from fights with militants hiding in Afghan houses.

According to US Military Spokesman Rear Admiral Greg Smith " if there is a compound they're taking fire from and they can remove themselves from the area safely, without any undue danger to the forces, then that's the option they should take,"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31492098/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Having spent close to 25 years in the US Military, I have to admit this is a new one to me. Sounds to me that, in an effort to appear closer to our European allies, we are taking one from the French playbook.

I honestly wonder how much of this comes from Gen McChristal, because it smells excessively like the over-control of boots on the ground by unqualified political appointees, much like Vietnam and McNamara's "active-role" management philosophy. With this kind of philosophy we'd still have 160,000 troops sitting on the beaches of Normandy staring at the Germans in beach houses.

One must raise the question, if they aren't there to engage enemy forces, what the hell are they doing there? If military engagement is no longer an option, then by all means bring the troops home and send in the peace corps if you want to build schools or hospitals.

This strategy, offered in the context of a military exercise would be laughable... it's not so funny when you have friends and fellow Americans there.

~Finntann~

A Minority in a Strange & Hostile Land

Minorities

We need to show more sympathy for these people.
* They travel miles in the heat.
* They risk their lives crossing a border.
* They don't get paid enough wages.
* They do jobs that others won't do or are afraid to do.
* They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
* They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day, every day.

I'm not talking about illegal aliens ~ I'm talking about our troops! Doesn't it seem strange that our politicians are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but propose to cut funding for our troops?

* Courtesy of Uncle Doc, from the failed state of Mexifornia