tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post4683168524253255210..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: A Generals' Revolt?Barry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-76918949738127180212007-03-12T06:29:00.000-07:002007-03-12T06:29:00.000-07:00As always, Barry, your blog is fascinating. My ol...As always, Barry, your blog is fascinating. <BR/><BR/>My oldest son is leaving college and joining the Air Force. He leaves for basic training in May. With the war/wars morphing in the current direction, I'm more frightened than ever.<BR/><BR/>People tell me he will be safer in the Air Force. I suppose that should make a mother feel better, but I don't trust a thing in the military these days, and I'm certainly not taking anything for granted. <BR/><BR/>I keep hoping the insanity will stop, but it just keeps getting worse.<BR/><BR/>I also believe our "Decision Maker" might have some control issues that are clouding his thinking. <BR/><BR/>LeeLee Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456232550554737082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-58358918877225866992007-03-03T01:22:00.000-08:002007-03-03T01:22:00.000-08:00I found this interesting opinion piece and thought...I found this interesting opinion piece and thought of you, Barry.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://worthreading.typepad.com/worth_reading/2007/02/why_america_won.html" REL="nofollow">Why America Won't Invade Iran</A>René O'Deayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688437193181269968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-34678382530178742622007-03-01T13:52:00.000-08:002007-03-01T13:52:00.000-08:00One war, okay. Two, that's looking rough at the m...One war, okay. Two, that's looking rough at the moment. But three? Come on.Bryan Cathermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082796273870828871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-69031811305146397082007-03-01T12:46:00.000-08:002007-03-01T12:46:00.000-08:00Haven't we always know this, that with the size of...<I>Haven't we always know this, that with the size of our armed forces we can only wage one good war at a time?</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, for years, our doctrine was we had to be ready to fight two wars at once. Rumsfeld explicitly repudiated that doctrine--then had us fight two wars at once.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-69575672845682285592007-02-28T15:25:00.000-08:002007-02-28T15:25:00.000-08:00Barry wrote "Neocons, take note: it seems that one...Barry wrote "Neocons, take note: it seems that one of the opportunity costs of war in Iraq is our ability to wage another war in Iran."<BR/><BR/>Haven't we always know this, that with the size of our armed forces we can only wage one good war at a time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-80521469978747765372007-02-28T14:41:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:41:00.000-08:00As a former member of the military with leadership...As a former member of the military with leadership experience, I can say with utmost honesty it's bad when the top brass of the military defers the president this way. Officers are forbidden, by regulation, from speaking badly about the president, specifically anything critical, but that mostly applies to lower ranking officers, not generals. So this is indeed interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com