Musings of a Warrior

[centurion]

I see many parallels here between our countries. Names, $ amounts and places may be different, but the gist rings true.

From a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier pilot (aired on WKOA Denver, 28 SEP)

A Military Man‘s Perspective Hardest Hitting Editorial To Date...

The tragedy that befell all of us on September 11th shocked America. America no longer feels safe. Many of you have said, "The government should have know! 30 Billion Dollars is spent on intelligence! What about the Military?

Just a reminder, America, you voted our government into office. For years you allowed some dishonest politicians and twisted television media personalities to shape your ideas about the defense of our nation. Why? Because most Americans were too lazy to look beyond the three minute sound-bites on the evening news.

Here‘s a news flash not being broadcast much: "On September 11th, America had the exact level of protection, both military and intelligence, that it was willing to pay for".

Only yesterday, the Congress and the Senate approved 40 BILLION dollars as a "Down Payment" to fight this War. A short time ago, our politicians said a 100 Million dollar increase for the Navy budget was substantial. In that same bill, they ordered the Navy to conduct an 85 Million-Dollar Study on...Breast Cancer research. Yes, America, your elected officials decided that the US Navy needed more mammograms and less missiles. Was this an under the table sneaky move? No, it was right out in the open. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy both opposed it. A New York Senatorial Candidate (Yes, she‘s the one) was enraged that the Military would be so sexistand irresponsible to the needs of civilians and wanted the Navy to give the money back immediately! But the media paid it little mind. So, America paid little attention.

Did any one ever watch CSPAN? Particularly when the Heads of our Armed Services
essentially begged OUR representatives to give the Military more money to fight terrorism and maintain a strong defense? Did you see the debates by the Heads of the Intelligence Services that terrorism was the new threat? They told the committees of Congress that the CIA, the FBI, and the Service did not have the money to build the necessary intelligence networks in the areas where terrorists were being harbored. They warned
again and again that there was clear and present danger within America‘s
borders. Americans must have been watching one of their other 114 satellite channels.

The Military said: "We need more money to maintain military readiness and
Combat Training."

America Answered:"What the Military needs is Sensitivity Training! You‘re
all sexist homophobes! I saw it on 60 Minutes!"

The Military said: "We need money to build ships, planes, tanks, and improve our technology. America still has credible threats throughout the world. Terrorism will come to America‘s doorstep."

America Answered: "You‘re all part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. There is no more Soviet Threat! My Senator told me so! He/She says we do not need such a big military! You‘re dinosaurs trying to hold onto the Cold War! "We need Social Programs!"

The Military said: "We need to recruit more Americans into the military. "We need to increase our force."

America Answered: "You‘re not taking my kids! We‘re going to shut down the ROTC programs at our high schools and universities, because you discriminate against alternative lifestyles! ROTC teaches CHILDREN (under 21) how to shoot guns! You just want another Columbine! Rosie and Oprah say so!"

The Military said: "We can‘t keep interfering in the civil wars of small insignificant countries. It wastes our time, expends our resources, decreases training, and demoralizes our troops. The men and women of the United States are Warriors trying to defend OUR nation, we are not the third world‘s police force."

America Answered: "You heartless bastards! Can‘t you see the tear in the eye of that starving child!?! There are flies on her face for Christ‘s Sake! Get Moving! Jesse Jackson on CNN said that is what we pay you for!"

The Military Asked: "Why isn‘t America enraged over the terrorist attack on the USS COLE that killed seventeen AMERICAN Sailors? How about the Air Force barracks bombed in Saudi Arabia? The embassy staffs in Africa? The Soldiers mutilated and dragged through the streets in Somalia?"

America Answered: "We don‘t have time right now! We‘re busy defending Animal Rights! Our schools are handing out automatic weapons! The federal government is discriminating against cross-dressing Bolivian hermaphrodites! The police are all members of the Ku Klux Klan! The lack of Ozone is ruining my tan! If they cut deeper into Food Stamps, those poor women will have to move down to Size 18/20 dresses! AND THE WORST! Corporations are raising the prices of their products so high I might not be able to afford the multi-disc DVD Player for my 36‘" digital-ready TV!
Besides, YOU GUYS ARE PAID TO DIE!

So, America, while you sit on your couch or around your office coffee pots and ask, "Why did those terrorists kill innocent civilians? Why didn‘t they go after the Military?" remember this, America: They already had, but America didn‘t care. These Terrorists realized that they needed to kill American Civilians, and lots of them, before they could have their
desired reaction from the people of this country.

Well, now they have it.

 

[John Nayduk]

Hard hitting and honest. Nice to hear for a change. I fear that this warning, like so many others, will be forgotten because North Americans find it easier to blame someone else for our troubles rather than admit that we had anything to do with causing them. Surprising how everyone you talked to pior to September 11 thought the military had more than enough money and were wasting it. I wonder if the money spent on sharpe training, gender realignment surgery, maturnity combat uniforms, etc seems like money well spent now.

 

[Disturbance]

I have been thinking about this. Is this neglection (is that a word) that we have been facing for decades now in regards to our forces going on in all the other militaries worldwide. This article points out that the states is going through it too ( to a much lesser extent then we are it seems) but still the same political agenda of pleasing the public. So I want to know if Britain is going through this aswell because from our view it seems that they are the army to be with -more professional than the states and more doh than Canada....or what about France or any other world power?

Disturbance

PS. I really hope it doesnt take another war to make us strong again, but I cant think of anything else that would. I read that -I think it was the Health Security service or maybe CSIS just recieved a 22million dollar increase to stockpile more biological drugs.....How much have we gained because of all this???

 

[centurion]

Britannia knows her Army. That small, some would say, insignifigant nation, owned 2/3‘s of the known world 200 years ago. They know the worth of their soldiers. And while most countries treat the military as second class, in the Old Country it‘s still honourable to be a soldier.

 

[John Nayduk]

I think all the western countries were lulled into a false sense of security but when you‘re small to start with any down sizing hurts.

 

[King]

Britian still has to deal with the same PC bull**** as Canada or America. But I don‘t think it has effected any of the three as much as it has Canada.