Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Salute and Say Yes Sir


How does one obtain promotion in a military career? By publicly or privately criticizing the commander's decisions? By undermining the commander's strategic and tactical plans? Just ask four star general “light at end of the tunnel Westmoreland”. Or retired four star general, the otherwise admirable gentleman, Colin Powell, misrepresenting Iraqi WMD at the U.N.
Salute and say “yes sir” is the winning modus.
Scenario: Without a CIA finding and on the advice of NSA head, General McMaster, Trump declares a national security issue on the Mexican border. Trump then orders Secretary of defense General Mattis to order his generals to deploy a brigade to the suspect area with orders to shoot on sight any person caught illegally crossing into U. S. territory.

The hastily convened and selected rally crowd roars its approval. No one risks promotion by saying “hell no”.

Paul Hunter
SMS USAF Ret. paulhunter45177@gmail.com 

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