Sal, well done. To your point, incompetent refugees - as a former MEU OpsO once rightly titled incompetents - are simply biding their time for the winds of the new cycle to calcify the memory of the debacle in the minds of the public. They are also being covered by their indignant sponsors - as you skillfully draw out. Mr. Sullivan is but one of many that - for duty, honor, and the sake of the country (among many other things) - need to tender their resignation...especially if those in power won't or are simply incapable of setting them aside. "These are the men – and they are all men – who bear the responsibility for our national humiliation. They have been measured and found wanting." The problem is that those that measure and find them wanting are not moving to rectify the problem. Shamefully, the growing clamor of our young officers that senior leaders - military and civilian - are immune to the type of accountability that befall younger, less well-positioned leaders for far less serious and lasting outcomes. Keep moving forward, Sal.
The worship of intellect and reason. Smart? How about wise ? Educated ? How about dedicated to principles?
Doing what is smart? What about doing what is right?
Sal, well done. To your point, incompetent refugees - as a former MEU OpsO once rightly titled incompetents - are simply biding their time for the winds of the new cycle to calcify the memory of the debacle in the minds of the public. They are also being covered by their indignant sponsors - as you skillfully draw out. Mr. Sullivan is but one of many that - for duty, honor, and the sake of the country (among many other things) - need to tender their resignation...especially if those in power won't or are simply incapable of setting them aside. "These are the men – and they are all men – who bear the responsibility for our national humiliation. They have been measured and found wanting." The problem is that those that measure and find them wanting are not moving to rectify the problem. Shamefully, the growing clamor of our young officers that senior leaders - military and civilian - are immune to the type of accountability that befall younger, less well-positioned leaders for far less serious and lasting outcomes. Keep moving forward, Sal.
Great insights. Sullivan is clearly unqualified and over his head. How sad!