Kabul gate - the snipers asked to shoot the bomber, couldn’t get an answer.
The bomber answered.
Here was lacking the lethality because of fears of legality, or illegality.
Fear of Legality paralyzes lethality.
And the survivors will not likely forgive themselves.
Every GWOT veteran has a version of this story, mostly without the horrible immediate consequences- although that was often the next guy or the next day.
Agree on logistics. However there’s a lot of money, er issues involved. We got rid of Tail logistics to replace with Contractors and put loggies in staff and HR, EO… This didn’t improve real readiness.
On lethality- the overwhelming experience of this century isn’t about disliking logistical troops, it’s the corrosive effects of legalism. Reading Hegseth you will not find complaints about POGs, REMFs or Fobbits, you will read him railing justly against corrosive undermining of the morale by politically correct activists taking over the military.
He’s absolutely correct, and the Rules of Engagement have been paralyzing our troops for a generation. The reactions to danger aren’t just fight or flight- there’s also FREEZE - and that’s where Rules Of Engagement and JAG, spineless commanders and leadership are getting our people killed.
The author may not have heard the phrase “Because I don’t want to go to Jail “ but I have.
Legalism and the distrust it sowed are extensive corrosive and must be *denounced and purged.*
(Fight Leftist 🔥 with Fire, yes Comrade… your turn).
Lethality must replace the Cult of Legality.
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Kabul gate - the snipers asked to shoot the bomber, couldn’t get an answer.
The bomber answered.
Here was lacking the lethality because of fears of legality, or illegality.
Fear of Legality paralyzes lethality.
And the survivors will not likely forgive themselves.
Every GWOT veteran has a version of this story, mostly without the horrible immediate consequences- although that was often the next guy or the next day.
:30 second mark.
https://youtu.be/nxwUkQ7jLVk?si=Y5DNohjz5fpIMt8-
Agree on logistics. However there’s a lot of money, er issues involved. We got rid of Tail logistics to replace with Contractors and put loggies in staff and HR, EO… This didn’t improve real readiness.
On lethality- the overwhelming experience of this century isn’t about disliking logistical troops, it’s the corrosive effects of legalism. Reading Hegseth you will not find complaints about POGs, REMFs or Fobbits, you will read him railing justly against corrosive undermining of the morale by politically correct activists taking over the military.
He’s absolutely correct, and the Rules of Engagement have been paralyzing our troops for a generation. The reactions to danger aren’t just fight or flight- there’s also FREEZE - and that’s where Rules Of Engagement and JAG, spineless commanders and leadership are getting our people killed.
The author may not have heard the phrase “Because I don’t want to go to Jail “ but I have.
Legalism and the distrust it sowed are extensive corrosive and must be *denounced and purged.*
(Fight Leftist 🔥 with Fire, yes Comrade… your turn).
An horrific example was Kabul gate.
Your argument is well laid out, would the inclusion of minor conflicts prove out the theory?
100% agree