Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> John, > I beg to contradict you, that was not a snide remark, far from it <snip> You'll get no argument from me about the military's ability for rapid deployment and rescue. Complaint about your post was that you needlessly commented on the use of the military as an instrument of foreign policy, whether in wartime or peace. Have you been in the military? It is an obligate hierarchy acting only on orders from (in the case of the USA) the civilian authorities. The impression I took from your post was that you were criticizing the military for not acting immediately on their own, without orders, either in NOLA or other countries around the world. Criticize the civilian authorities if you wish for not sending in the Marines in a timely fashion but do not judge the soldiers for acting without orders. JB