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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
Statesmanship in today's world seems to be a lost art. My hope is that the average citizen begins to realize that the struggle to maintain our "way of life" here at home requires sacrifice, not constant harping about "My taxes are too high" and the like.
Yes, democratic countries do tend to be a bit more conciliatory, but in my admittedly limited viewpoint, part of the problem is the lack of specific goals. Give the military a specific objective, and sufficient personnel and equipment to reach that objective, and the military will do its part. Give the same military a fuzzy, poorly defined objective and the results will reflect that lack of clarity.
Political Correctness must be reined in. No government can be all thingsd to all people without becoming nothing to anyone.
So I still ask the same question: What will it take to make people focus on the overall problem and admit that sacrifices in lifestyle must be made? (economic, conservation, deaths and injuries to name a few)
And a corollary:What will it take to get the leadership in Washington to formulate specific, well defined objectives that can be attained and provide the wherewithall to do so? Is this even possible?
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Bob,
Well said. As a military man, I wish more people had your clarity. No kidding...we'll do the governments bidding, but a little credit would be nice after they abandon us for self-serving reasons. They ALL knew, btw, so no GWB fooled us bunk from the back bench.
The political class, one which I interact with on a sickening basis, must be reformed before real reform is possiible.
The key, IMHO, is either term limits or reform of the current process of electing national seats: Two years is four times the allowable time necessary. Six months in advance, a candidate can begin to seek office. That's it.
Combine that with term limits and we can begin to move forward. Our current process is the single biggest self-licking ice cream cone ever.
