THIS is the kind of Military Intelligence America requires

[whatfreedom]

I have to give a hand to this retired USAF Officer. He certainly is not a dummy as he has even taught at the Air Force Academy and Naval Post Graduate School as I clip his credentials here before the story so perhaps a former enlisted who moved up the ranks to the Officer Corps may read the post and finally give his own insight(ya know who ya are Red)

William J. Astore is a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and TomDispatch regular.  He has taught at the Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School and currently teaches History at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

The 'Capping the Wellsprings of War' at the end of link is particularly PROFOUND and only 7 points needed to correct course in these United States after mostly being formed as a 'peaceful' land of isolationism. The Quakers still hold these truths to be self-evident

http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175271/tomgram%3A_william_astore%2C_operation_enduring_war/

AND if you prefer current military thoughts how about directly from the Senior military leader Admiral McMullen

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10190/1071413-192.stm

and from days past the line below my posts from MLK was not far from what President/General Eisenhower said when departing office

[Wiener]

I much prefer the live and let die approach to intel.
 Of course that would mean that the men of this planet would have to grow up and realize that we are all different and we need to drop the mandatory be like me drama that seems to domainant our current world.
 That would include all would leaders, all union leaders, all lobbists, all  groups that push their agenda on folks who don't want it just about everyone that hangs out in a group of 3 or more I would say.

Once you get passed that, the world could be a beautiful place until someone had a much better idea on how their neighbor should be living.

[oldster]

Perhaps you should practice what you preach.

[Wiener]

Perhaps you should practice what you preach.

I don't tell anyone how to live their life, so back up there O-man and regroup.  Most of what I put up is my opinion and I am pretty sure that is most of what others put up here.  Opinions are like azzholes everyone has one.  Not everyone will agree with it get over it.
Just like what you typed above, you don't like my opinion so you come at me with this little ditty.  you don't have to read them if you don't like them.  Won't hurt my feelings a bit.

[redcap]

Hey pansy azz, what is your point?

Ex officers who are worth crap should, for the most part, STFU.

Posers like you should absolutely STFU.

[oldster]

I don't tell anyone how to live their life, so back up there O-man and regroup.  Most of what I put up is my opinion and I am pretty sure that is most of what others put up here.  Opinions are like azzholes everyone has one.  Not everyone will agree with it get over it.
Just like what you typed above, you don't like my opinion so you come at me with this little ditty.  you don't have to read them if you don't like them.  Won't hurt my feelings a bit.

 

[whatfreedom]

Hey pansy azz, what is your point?

Ex officers who are worth crap should, for the most part, STFU.

Posers like you should absolutely STFU.

YOU then should heed your own advice as YOU offer NOTHING to these posts...LOSER,poser,why not have gone Officer at the start? Couldn't cut the mustard with your academic performance? Couldn't get that Congressional Rep to support your Academy bid? c'mon LOSER please let me know

oh if you ever went to Military Schools YOU would know those teaching at NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL are not idiots but then again you was a grunt right and had trouble with 10th grade math or was reading your problem or maybe you are simply ADD?

[redcap]

Aww, little MS POSER has lost shim's temper. I have more brains in my little finger than you show in your head. Why not right away? I was a honor student and accepted at Johnstown College of the Univ Of Pitt. But we were poor and I had no money to go. They said there would be no aid for entering freshmen. So I enlisted so as to not be a burden on my parents. Went to night school, then got accepted to go to college and gain a commission.

I am proud of my enlisted days and YOU could not have cut the mustard there.

Oh yeah four years after being told they would not have financial aid for entering freshmen I roomed with a son of a dentist who got full tuition assistance there. That is the way it was in Johnstown and probably still is today. The poor had to forego a break so spoiled little rich kids go go to college without their parents having to spend any of their money.

You, I am sure are one of the privileged. Hence you better than everyone on the forum attitude.

But, don't try to play your stupid games with me because I made my way by myself. I am proud of that. And, I can assure you, you are not man nor woman enough to have done it on your own.

AND finally, your total disrespect for those in the enlisted ranks who are giving their lives so that bastards like you can mouth off on a forum, pretend you served and hide who you are shows how little worth you truly have.