By Removing The Fire Department, We Will Remove Fires…
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By John Farnam
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, warned Congress, with a straight face, that we are now way short of even an ability to support a “ one-theater” war!Defense Training International, Inc
“History assures us there are no ‘invincible’ armies.” ~ Joe Stalin
“An army lacking courageous, audacious leaders, top to bottom, is little more than an aimless horde of tourists! As dark clouds gather on the world stage, we discover anew that you can’t “manage” men into battle.
You have to lead them!” ~ Anon
In 1980, I was a young Army captain (reserve), and I had the honor and privilege of attending Army Command and General Staff College in Ft Leavenworth, KS.
In those days, our Army had, and jealously maintained, the capacity to simultaneously wage a “two-and-a-half-theater” war. We could adequately project military power onto two, separate theaters, with enough left over to sustain an independent military side-show.
Over the next three decades, that proud (and necessary) capability disgracefully degenerated to barely “one-and-a-half-theater” strength.
And now, our Army’s Chief of Staff warned Congress, with a straight face, that we are now way short of even an ability to support a “ one-theater” war!
The terminology he used was that our Army is currently operating at “high military risk,” and that we are way short of a legitimate capability of meeting even our existing low standards!
Our Navy and Air Force are no better.
And with BHO’s blessing, we are scheduled to go even lower!
In order to expand to any degree, Gen Milley indicated the Army would have to take money from modernization and would have to close bases and installations. Then of course, where would all these new soldiers be quartered?
He continued, “At the end of the day, we risk literally having a ‘hollow Army.’”
Such an “Army” will never train, will not have necessary equipment, spare parts, adequate maintenance, fuel, ammunition. Critical equipment will rapidly become obsolete, idle, rusting junk that no one knows how to operate anyway. A “hollow” Army can’t deploy, can’t fight, can’t even maintain itself.
And, that is where we’re headed! Our current Army is half the size it needs to be to meet even foolishly optimistic global challenges.
Milley continued, “But it’s not just numbers. It’s readiness. It’s technological capability.”
Rusty 1911
Comment:
BHO’s seething contempt for our military services has translated to an unprecedented decline in this nation’s military capability over the past eight years. Now, even our Army’s Chief of Staff is nervously admitting it to congress!
No longer wanting to serve under our current gaggle of BHO-era risk-averse “manager/generals,” who only care about maintaining “minimum standards,” our Army’s entire cadre of mid-level officers and senior NCOs has either resigned or been forced out.
Several years ago, when I commented about the exodus of capable officers and NCOs who were fed-up with the BHO Administration’s disdain for them and their faithful service, naive liberals I know arrogantly said, “Good riddance!”
Well, we (including those same liberals) now desperately wish we had them back!
General George ‘Troublemaker’ Patton
“It is certain that the two World Wars in which I have participated would not have occurred had we been prepared. It is my belief that adequate preparation on our part would have prevented or materially shortened all our wars, beginning with The War of 1812!
Yet, after each of our wars, there has always been a hue and cry to the effect that there will be no more wars, that disarmament is the sure road to health, happiness, and peace; and that by removing the fire department, we will remove fires. These ideas spring from wishful thinking and from the erroneous belief that wars result from logical processes.
There is no logic in wars. They are produced by madmen. No one can say when future madmen will reappear. I do not say that there will be no more wars; I devoutly hope that there will not, but I do say that the chances of avoiding future wars will be greatly enhanced when we are ready.
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow, and of the man who leads, that gains victory.” ~ Patton
/John
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Well, I do agree the politicians of any given period play greatly on the moral of fighting men. I joined the Navy in 1978, in a six-year enlistment. At the time my plan was to serve for 20 years. However, after three deployments to the Persian Gulf and being faced with a fourth I quit after 4.5 years. And yes, you can quit any branch of the armed services anytime you want. I received a General Under Honorable Conditions discharge. That said, I enlisted to protect America. However, at that time it was clear to see that all I was… Read more »
5WarVeteran
9 years ago
And THIS IS WHY TRUMP should be President. The CRIMINALS within our Illuminati (CFR NWO BIS FED IMF ZIONIST) owned government have brought America low and you allowed them to do it. With all your liberal minded idiocy of making a man, “The Woman of the Year” and providing the “Nobel Peace Prize” to a war criminal who happens to be an illegal alien married to a man and displays outright perversion across the front of the Country’s capital in rainbow colors while bowing to foreign dictators, whilst gutting the strength of the US Military through a Litmus test removing… Read more »
Michael Hayes
9 years ago
With the sorry POTASS we have in the White House now. The military will go even further down the tube. The government we have now is nothing short of the enemy and needs to be treated as such.
jamie
9 years ago
Its not for lack of money and lack of new gadgets. But throwing money and gadgets at them don’t make them win you need the fighting spirit.
Matt in Oklahoma
9 years ago
The Army pulled the same stunt during the Clinton days when I was in giving them bonuses to get out because they wanted them gone so bad. It was a devastating blow to us. I stayed only to get out a year later because of my deployment predictions in the following 2 years. I was going to be home 2 months. So if you think the exudos is over it’s not. Others will grow tired of picking up the slack.
Wake_Up_America
9 years ago
WTF is going on in this county. That sleeper-cell muslim terrorist on PA Ave is part of the ruination of this country. My God people, open your closed eyes and see what he has done. What were you idiots thinking voting for this bozo not once, but twice?? Wow, I’m sad to say what this country has become.
Well, I do agree the politicians of any given period play greatly on the moral of fighting men. I joined the Navy in 1978, in a six-year enlistment. At the time my plan was to serve for 20 years. However, after three deployments to the Persian Gulf and being faced with a fourth I quit after 4.5 years. And yes, you can quit any branch of the armed services anytime you want. I received a General Under Honorable Conditions discharge. That said, I enlisted to protect America. However, at that time it was clear to see that all I was… Read more »
And THIS IS WHY TRUMP should be President. The CRIMINALS within our Illuminati (CFR NWO BIS FED IMF ZIONIST) owned government have brought America low and you allowed them to do it. With all your liberal minded idiocy of making a man, “The Woman of the Year” and providing the “Nobel Peace Prize” to a war criminal who happens to be an illegal alien married to a man and displays outright perversion across the front of the Country’s capital in rainbow colors while bowing to foreign dictators, whilst gutting the strength of the US Military through a Litmus test removing… Read more »
With the sorry POTASS we have in the White House now. The military will go even further down the tube. The government we have now is nothing short of the enemy and needs to be treated as such.
Its not for lack of money and lack of new gadgets. But throwing money and gadgets at them don’t make them win you need the fighting spirit.
The Army pulled the same stunt during the Clinton days when I was in giving them bonuses to get out because they wanted them gone so bad. It was a devastating blow to us. I stayed only to get out a year later because of my deployment predictions in the following 2 years. I was going to be home 2 months. So if you think the exudos is over it’s not. Others will grow tired of picking up the slack.
WTF is going on in this county. That sleeper-cell muslim terrorist on PA Ave is part of the ruination of this country. My God people, open your closed eyes and see what he has done. What were you idiots thinking voting for this bozo not once, but twice?? Wow, I’m sad to say what this country has become.