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There is a reason why military leadership has faltered---it is because our nation has faltered.
We live in a democratically-elected republic. Washington D.C. did not become dysfunctional on its own. It became dysfunctional because the electorate began voting for dysfunctional leaders.
Do you really think those dysfunctional leaders that we (as a nation) sent to D.C. are going to sign off on ass-kicking officers making general? How far would Sherman, Grant, Pershing, Patton, Chesty Puller, etc get promoted today? How long would they last in this climate if they did get promoted?
Sorry for the pessimism.
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"And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods?"
Thomas Babington Macaulay
"One man with courage makes a majority." Andrew Jackson
"Well Mr. Carpetbagger. We got something in this territory called the Missouri boat ride."
Josey Wales
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