SouthernDZ
07-13-2015, 08:23
Over the last year or so I watched the Pentagon spokesman Admiral Kirby provide many briefings to reporters. This was a man who had all the moral authority of Baghdad Bob. I couldn't understand why he was saying things that any military man could see as contrary to common sense if not utter BS. Recently I have observed "Mister" Kirby in a Brooks Brothers suit as the new State Department spokesman - and it all became clear. So many of the leaders that I put much faith in have opted for personal career over duty, honor and country. I hope this man rots in that special hell reserved for such individuals.
I think we find ourselves at a crossroads. I recently finished reading "7 Tipping Points That Saved the World." by Chris & Ted Stewart. This is a book I highly recommend as it discusses how small events and how individuals can change the course of history. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Battle of Britain and how one particular individual in the RAF Fighter Command may have made the difference between UK victory and German occupation. The problem is our current crop of individuals in the administration.
Last week I saw the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, GEN Joseph Dunford, USMC and I have renewed hope. But there is a coming tipping point. As far as I'm concerned, ADM Mullins and GEN Dempsey can join Mister Kirby, but I have some conditional hope for this new guy. Last week he was asked what he thought were the greatest threats to our national security and he listed Russia as #1, a view that aligned with Romney's 2012 presidential campaign statement. Here's the tipping point for me: In the next few days he'll say he misspoke and realign himself with Obama's politics (masqueraded as policy) vs. he'll double down and state that while he understands some who may not share his view, as the possible CJCS, this is where he sees the now and future threat. Lord deliver us a leader with that kind of moral authority.
I think we find ourselves at a crossroads. I recently finished reading "7 Tipping Points That Saved the World." by Chris & Ted Stewart. This is a book I highly recommend as it discusses how small events and how individuals can change the course of history. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Battle of Britain and how one particular individual in the RAF Fighter Command may have made the difference between UK victory and German occupation. The problem is our current crop of individuals in the administration.
Last week I saw the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, GEN Joseph Dunford, USMC and I have renewed hope. But there is a coming tipping point. As far as I'm concerned, ADM Mullins and GEN Dempsey can join Mister Kirby, but I have some conditional hope for this new guy. Last week he was asked what he thought were the greatest threats to our national security and he listed Russia as #1, a view that aligned with Romney's 2012 presidential campaign statement. Here's the tipping point for me: In the next few days he'll say he misspoke and realign himself with Obama's politics (masqueraded as policy) vs. he'll double down and state that while he understands some who may not share his view, as the possible CJCS, this is where he sees the now and future threat. Lord deliver us a leader with that kind of moral authority.