Thursday, August 19, 2010
"Dumbing-Down Our National Interest"
After reading this, you may wonder how we expect to win.
Unfortunately, this isn't the first "war" where politicians have handicapped the military to the point of futility...
Unfortunately, this isn't the first "war" where politicians have handicapped the military to the point of futility...
On the Gates of Vienna blog, Baron Bodissey posts the transcript of an enlightening interview:
"John Bernard is a twenty-six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and in his retirement blogs at Let Them Fight or Bring Them Home. His mission is to highlight the absurd rules of engagement imposed upon members of the U.S. military, and to expose the insane and dangerous policies of our political leaders.
Last week Vlad Tepes interviewed Mr. Bernard on skype. Unfortunately, the sound quality of the resulting video is so low that it is difficult to hear it clearly. With Vlad’s help I transcribed the entire conversation, and am posting it below. To improve the flow of the narrative, I edited out all the hesitations, placeholders, self-corrections, and repeated words and phrases.
John Bernard is an example of the extraordinary quality we have come to expect from American soldiers, sailors, and Marines. He is intelligent, lucid, well-informed, and devastating in his analysis. If only our political leaders would pay heed to him."
