[Peace-discuss] Closed military area?

[C. G. Estabrook]

[This apparently is not conscious satire; it's rather something that the liberal 
blog Huffington Post thought appropriate to publish today.  I found it so 
disturbing that I had to go lie down and read the classic science-fiction novel 
Starship Troopers, by Libertarian avant la lettre Robert Heinlein...  --CGE]

	BREACH OF DISCIPLINE
	Major General Paul D. Eaton
	Posted: September 10, 2009 12:17 PM

Retired Colonel (Representative) Joe Wilson's conduct last night is a breach of 
military protocol and represents a further departure from the historic good 
order and discipline I expected, in the past, to see from the GOP, 
pre-conservative talk show entertainers. Recent GOP performers have proven 
embarrassing to the New Republican Party.

As a retired Soldier I expect better from our Soldiers, to include South 
Carolina National Guardsmen. But, those rallying in the blogosphere to Wilson's 
defense claim that he has reason 'to be stressed out' because he has children in 
the military. Interesting defense.

Fully one third of Army General Officers have sons and daughters fighting in our 
Armed Forces. Every parent whose children are serving -- as all three of mine 
are -- can respect the strain retired Col. Wilson might be feeling, and thank 
him for his sacrifice. Yet I would never expect to hear anything but the 
greatest respect for the elected President of the United States from these men 
and women, regardless of their political persuasion. 'Stressed' or not by having 
military doctors and intelligence officers in the family.

I would also highlight Colonel, Retired (Professor) Andrew Bacevich who has 
proven a brilliant communicator on behalf of men and women critical of those 
incompetent warfighters who have handed off serious military dilemmas to 
President Obama and his administration. Colonel Bacevich lost his son in combat 
in Iraq a few years ago, and I doubt if the good Colonel would ever embarrass 
the United States Army or Armed Forces as did Colonel Wilson.

I expect Minority Leader Boehner to police his ranks and help get his GOP 
colleagues back into a regimen of good order and discipline.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/major-general-paul-d-eaton/breach-of-discipline_b_282136.html