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Anthony
is right in his war crime picture. He doesn't hit
the mark in Iraq. The soldiers are reserves. Many
reserve officers are political, in state run national
guard and local reserve units. They are not the brightest
and best leaders available. They are the best connected
to get an army pension along with their regular employment.
So the Blanket doesn't get overburdened with
"How do you know", I speak from experience.
I have two honorable discharges. One from 4 years
active duty and one from the army reserves.
My reserve unit was composed of many people who didn't
want to get drafted and paid off to get in. This was
during the Viet Nam War. It was simular to George
Bush's units. The people in Iraq never expected to
get called up and to most, the reserves are a second
or part time job to help with expenses. They are average
working class people. The officers are usually middle
class and want supplemental income.
When average non-professional and poorly trained or
not trained at all citizens are led by inept unqualified
officers, chaos is bound to happen. It is no surprise
that during the Viet Nam conflict most officer casualties
were inflicted by their own men. When street smart
teens were drafted and forced to serve they didn't
appreciate a 22 year old second lieutenant ordering
them in harms way. A college education doesn't make
a leader or earn respect from impressed soldiers.
Lack
of leadership and the elitism of the Bush administration
will make scapegoats of low ranking reserves when
it is the fault of incompetant commanders at the highest
levels. It always was, it always will be.
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