Lost amid the election news static is the
news an entire armored brigade, the 3rd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division, being deployed to Europe for a nine month rotation. Also
going are aviation assets of the 10th Mountain Division. Current
plans are for a permanent rotation, that is, a new unit every nine months.
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Supposedly this is to deter the Russians
from expanding into Ukraine. In other words, another fucking red line in the
sand.
The unit in question is a crack unit. The
4th Infantry may be the best in the Army. Any Russian General worth
his vodka will simply bypass the 3rd because the European units on
the flanks aren’t worth shit. The European countries haven’t spent more than a
pittance on their own defense for decades.
Once again the American taxpayer foots
the bill. Maybe if Trump wins he will start billing the Europeans for our
services. Yeah, that has a fat chance.
Back in the day I clearly understood why
I was in Germany. The Russians were likely to invade (maybe) if the USAREUR forces
weren’t there. A secondary reason was to keep the various factions from
starting another European war.
This movie clip is somewhat long but the
last minute or so may have the best political commentary I’ve heard.
Many will say our affairs are so intertwined
as to make a simple solution impossible. Bullshit. Our affairs are so
intertwined as to make any simple solution extremely painful. There is a simple
solution. We inform the Europeans they can pay for their own defense, period.
What I see is our people once again being
put in harms way by leaders without the guts to back them. More to the point,
no damn concern for their well being other than what political fallout that
might result.
Examples: 1983 Lebanon Barracks Bombing, Saudi Arabia
1996 Khbor Towers bombing, Africa 1998
Embassy bombings, and, not to be forgotten, the 2012 Benghazi Consulate attack.
My deepest apologizes to those who lost love ones in other attacks, like the
USS Cole, that I haven’t listed here.
I’m sure those who follow naval affairs
can point out scores of times ships have been put in harms way, or air assets of
both the Navy and Air Force misused, on orders of people who couldn’t be
trusted to run a newspaper stand in a PX.
The revolting disclosures of Clinton Inc.
and the (P)regressive rot are coming from within our own government. Being a
civil servant doesn’t preclude one from being a patriot. Should Shillary be
elected and take office, I expect a coup. Painful as I find the prospect, I
think I will welcome it.
As always, YMMV
10 comments:
I am so tired of our country being the world police. Sick to death of our sons and daughters being sent to die for nasty people who sit at tables and discuss where to send the ones who are still alive so they can die, too. It makes me sick and is only one reason I hate 99.9% of those shitty politicians making life and death decisions as if those sons and daughters and fathers and mothers are nothing but pieces on a game board.
My brother has been deployed so many times I'm sure even he's lost count. Every time he goes, his atheist sister wishes for a higher power just so I could ask for his safety. Despite that lack, he's come home safely every time. He's now two years from retirement and will not be deployed again.
I think many people agree with us. Tough road your brother chose. Glad to hear the end is in sight.
I'm very proud of my brother. He's a good man who takes care of his family and has an iron core. A person of integrity and grit.
He had decided to retire and pursue private sector jobs when 9/11 happened. He immediately signed up again. His wife was an Army brat, she also served back in the 80s. She was his staunchest supporter when he made the decision to reenlist.
Sadly the leaders don't seem to appreciate that level of dedication.
The cycle of BS continues... And they are sacrificial lambs now. NO support if they get in the s**t... Dammit!
Isn't it funny while our country goes down the drain that the powers that be have a blind eye to the sneaky undertakings going on in Russia? Strange.
And I agree with you on the troops. They are treated like dogs by our current admin. It is shameful. And the sacrifices they have given go unnoticed. Grr
Reminds me of the history of the British Army kin the 18th and 19th Century.
All the (P)regressives of the last eight years wanting to leave a "legacy" without any real accomplishments.
What has happened to our troops is what the (P)regressives have in mind for the rest of us.
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