Comments on: Re-leashing the Dogs of War http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: virgil xenophon http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467333 virgil xenophon Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:50:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467333 Santa Cruz, eh? You really ARE in the belly of the beast, aren't you? :) Santa Cruz, eh? You really ARE in the belly of the beast, aren’t you? :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467257 Dave Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:24:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467257 I'm too old to take offense. None taken. It's nice to be able to discuss matters of importance with folks who've been there, done that. Here in Santa Cruz, the Kommunist Kapital of Kalifornia, there are many "talkers" but few "doers" (having done - ers [?]). I’m too old to take offense. None taken. It’s nice to be able to discuss matters of importance with folks who’ve been there, done that. Here in Santa Cruz, the Kommunist Kapital of Kalifornia, there are many “talkers” but few “doers” (having done – ers [?]).

]]> By: Ron Snyder http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467216 Ron Snyder Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:43:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467216 The overly restrictive ROE's are not such a big deal to the politicos though (civilian AND military) as the blood paid will not be theirs. For all the wonderful PR that McChrystal and Petraeus have, why have I not heard or read anything from them about our troops being used as fodder due in large part to the ROE, just as happened in SEA forty years ago? And if BHO and his gang are allowed to pull the same crap that Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon did, will any of our military leaders resign in protest? Command, especially at that level, owe a greater duty to the country, not the current CIC. The "just following orders" excuse still stinks, no matter what fragrance is used to try and make it smell better. For those who are in theater, or have family over there, I surely do not mean to sound defeatist. I want us to either allow our troops to win the war (if that is possible), or pull out. Compromising with the primary goal being to minimize any personal or party political cost is not acceptable. The overly restrictive ROE’s are not such a big deal to the politicos though (civilian AND military) as the blood paid will not be theirs.

For all the wonderful PR that McChrystal and Petraeus have, why have I not heard or read anything from them about our troops being used as fodder due in large part to the ROE, just as happened in SEA forty years ago?

And if BHO and his gang are allowed to pull the same crap that Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon did, will any of our military leaders resign in protest?

Command, especially at that level, owe a greater duty to the country, not the current CIC. The “just following orders” excuse still stinks, no matter what fragrance is used to try and make it smell better.

For those who are in theater, or have family over there, I surely do not mean to sound defeatist. I want us to either allow our troops to win the war (if that is possible), or pull out. Compromising with the primary goal being to minimize any personal or party political cost is not acceptable.

]]> By: virgil xenophon http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467077 virgil xenophon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:37:35 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467077 Easy my fellow zoomie-gentle kidding only. I think the pool came along long after you left. Hell, they were living in tents at DaNang in 65 and shared a single runway with the Marines--by the time I got there everything was air-conditioned CONUS-like quarters and the Marines had their own runway. Early guys like you--at whatever base--really roughed it compared to later arrivals such as myself. Apologies if you took offense...didn't you see the smilies? :) Easy my fellow zoomie-gentle kidding only. I think the pool came along long after you left. Hell, they were living in tents at DaNang in 65 and shared a single runway with the Marines–by the time I got there everything was air-conditioned CONUS-like quarters and the Marines had their own runway. Early guys like you–at whatever base–really roughed it compared to later arrivals such as myself. Apologies if you took offense…didn’t you see the smilies? :)

]]> By: Quartermaster http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467068 Quartermaster Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:52:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467068 And, often are. And, often are.

]]> By: Dave http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/09/re-leashing-the-dogs-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-467032 Dave Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:50:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12826#comment-467032 I never really knew what was packed, we had staff then. How tedious it must have been for you. I never really knew what was packed, we had staff then. How tedious it must have been for you.

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