tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post1224103616968391370..comments2024-01-09T15:03:54.986-05:00Comments on Wolf Howling: The Liberals Final Goal - The Dismantling Of America's MilitaryGWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814327154035433443noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-80733891735950409812010-07-14T19:08:03.822-04:002010-07-14T19:08:03.822-04:00.
"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none cam....<br /><br /><b><i>"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong."</i><br /> -- Ronald Reagan </b><br /><br />.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-66084059295870849722010-07-13T23:33:46.173-04:002010-07-13T23:33:46.173-04:00Where we to adopt Frank's recommendations, I c...<i>Where we to adopt Frank's recommendations, I could envision the fall of Taiwan and Israel within two decades,</i><br /><br />I could envision a nuclear armed Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, as per <a href="http://paulinhouston.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-selling-out-our-friends-and-allies.html" rel="nofollow"><b>On selling out our friends and allies</b></a> within something <i>less</i> than two decades and how interesting <i>that</i> could make things.<br />-Paul_In_Houstonhttp://paulinhouston.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-47174813230725601532010-07-12T17:05:33.069-04:002010-07-12T17:05:33.069-04:00Thanks for the comments all. Clayton, in retrospe...Thanks for the comments all. Clayton, in retrospect, you are correct in large measure. It was inevitable that our military would shrink substantially after WWII. Truman went too far with the cuts. He did not see the error of his ways until Kim Il Sung planted the flag in Seoul.GWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814327154035433443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-48039293401791812412010-07-12T12:04:07.761-04:002010-07-12T12:04:07.761-04:00Great article and I love the image of Barney Frank...Great article and I love the image of Barney Frank.<br /> <br />You say:<br /><br />"When we fought the Iraqi military in conventional war, we destroyed them in short order, less than 30 days of fighting combined, due to our vastly superior training and weaponry. Take away that training, take away that superior weaponry, and what you are left with is two roughly equal forces fighting it out. "<br /><br />That is exactly correct, but seems we don't want to fight that kind of war any more. We must be touchy-feely, promise not do harm any civilians, build schools, build infrastructure, negotiate with the bad guys and integrate them into the society, ...<br /><br />I understand the premise of COIN, but sometimes you must simply go in and destroy the enemy.<br /><br />Debbie<br />Right Truth<br />http://www.righttruth.typepad.comRight Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274108313586611205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492310882851199969.post-21761856349385292232010-07-12T07:27:53.993-04:002010-07-12T07:27:53.993-04:00I agree with your premise, but must take exception...I agree with your premise, but must take exception to using Harry Truman as an example. He did not understand foreign policy or the role that a strong military plays in diplomacy. The draconian cuts he dictated to the military lead directly to the Admiral's revolt and left us in no position to project force beyond nuclear. His niavete combined with a misplaced self confidence that he knew better than anyone else lead to the Korean War and made Vietnam inevitable. For some backround on this, I ask you to read "Korea, The Forgotten War".Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951023459863049806noreply@blogger.com