I was told that if George Bush attempted to remove Saddam Hussein from Iraq, the result would be another Vietnam. And they were right! (Audio here.)……

Many Americans have learned that being a TRAITOR and COWARD equates to a good life later on.

Neither. Just a simple statement of fact.

MB4 on November 1, 2007 at 2:16 PM

Why don’t you STFU, you pompous know-it-all.

Since you asked, my father served in the U.S. Navy, I served in the U.S. Army and my son is currently on the ground somewhere in Iraq. I don’t know exactly where he is or what he’s involved with today or any other day. I don’t know if he’s still alive as we speak, but I pray that he is and that he soon comes home to his wife and two small children.

Are three generations of serving one’s country good enough for you?

Jerkoff.

Peters is recommending that the same criteria that the government uses in some agencies concerning ‘revolving doors’ be applied to the military as well.

georgej on November 1, 2007 at 2:15 PM

Peters is more concerned about $$$$$$$$$. I am more concerned about the troops. Fortunately I think, certainly hope, that a majority in congress is not on his $$$$$$$$$ side here.

I’m sure she refers to the President as Johnson and searches the channels for Perry Mason on bad days.

Everything is different. The terrain is different. The equipment is different. The tactics are different. The training is different. The level of White House micromanagement is different. The mindset of both officers and men are different — one was a conscript military, the other purely volunteer. And most importantly, the level of moral and dedication to victory are different.

georgej, one thing is exactly the same …. how the MSM reports the war, distorts the facts and degrades our military. Maybe that’s why they’re convinced it’s the same kind of war. As it relates to them, it is.

Otherwise I agree with your observations 100%.

fogw on November 1, 2007 at 2:05 PM

Everything is never different. That is as much of an out of touch statement as I have ever read. As far as the “dedication to victory are different” part of your “Everything is different”, I don’t know if that is more of a slander on those who served in RVN or more of a fantasy about those serving in Iraq.

Just out of curiosity did you ever serve in either place?

“So what….”

The purpose of a non-compete clause is to prevent an employee to carry the knowledge, training, customer contact lists, etc., to a competitor.

They are contractual; people usually sign them when they begin employment. Usually, they cannot be enforced beyond a 2 year period.

Peters is recommending that the same criteria that the government uses in some agencies concerning ‘revolving doors’ be applied to the military as well.

Peters also says that this ought to apply to those who haven’t retired. For those who have put their 20 in, any such provision would not apply.

Non-compete clauses are common in the private sector.

georgej on November 1, 2007 at 1:57 PM

So what, they have not exactly made the same sacrifice, not by any stretch. I’m not into f##king the troops even further. Repeated tours with short turn around, 15 month tours, stop loss, etc. is more than enough $hit on them.

Everything is different. The terrain is different. The equipment is different. The tactics are different. The training is different. The level of White House micromanagement is different. The mindset of both officers and men are different — one was a conscript military, the other purely volunteer. And most importantly, the level of moral and dedication to victory are different.

georgej, one thing is exactly the same …. how the MSM reports the war, distorts the facts and degrades our military. Maybe that’s why they’re convinced it’s the same kind of war. As it relates to them, it is.

Otherwise I agree with your observations 100%.

Oh, that reminds me that I must move my office to higher ground before the oceans rise by 23 feet. Al Gore won a Noble Peace Prize, something that somehow I never did, so I must respect his views in spite of the fact that they do seem very strange indeed. Albert Gore has never tried to intrude on my field, that I am aware of anyway, so I must not intrude on his. Professional courtesy.

Anyway, I came across one patent’s file from decades ago that rings a bell in my subconscious mind, but somehow I do not seem to be quite able to make the proper connection. Unfortunately the ink has worn thin and I can not make out the patent’s name otherwise it would probably jar my

subconscious memory. However, there is something about it that I just know has ramifications for today. This young boy, who’s name I just can not quite make out from the faded
ink and who’s name does not quite come to me, was a patient who had a VERY serious and destructive problem. Try as I might, I was never able to help him much I am afraid, and sometimes I wonder whatever happened to the disturbed lad as he must now be well into middle age.

He had this very strange idea that he could make members of two terrible rival neighborhood gangs get along if he just kept pushing his brothers and sisters in between them when they fought and killed each other. I am afraid that he ended up with very few remaining siblings, even though he came from what had been a very large family.

He just seemed to keep on thinking that success was just around the corner, and was not able to admit to himself that he had and was continuing to make a very big mistake. I guess his self esteem could not handle even the very thought.

I just wonder if he ever out grew his delusional and destructive behavior?

Or if he did not, will he ever?

I can only hope.

- Sigmund Freud

MB4 on November 1, 2007 at 1:55 PM

[Shudder]

Not I, brother, not I.

MB4 on November 1, 2007 at 1:54 PM

You are entitled to your (mistaken) opinion.

Non-compete clauses are common in the private sector.

Congress has attempted to control the ‘revolving door’ between the regulators and the regulated for decades, with limited success.

This is no different. Just another revolving door, but with armored glass.

Freud is giggling in his grave.

Kevin M on November 1, 2007 at 1:52 PM

Don’t make me do one of my Sigmund Freud routines.

The Vietnam War meme is an artifact in the minds of those who want us to LOSE in Iraq. It gives validation to their perceptions which are 180 degrees out of phase with reality.

georgej on November 1, 2007 at 1:51 PM

Now I would say that you are about 3200 mils out on that claim. At least 2800 anyway.

Kevin M on November 1, 2007 at 1:52 PM

Oh? How so?

Come on, now, share the punchline with us.

Peters’ solution would be to require 2 year non-compete clauses for anyone who leaves the military before formal retirement. They do it for other parts of the government.

I do not agree with that. Our Soldiers and Marines at that point would have done their duty and then some and should not be treated that way.

My problem with Blackwater is quite different than Peters’ problem with them.

“Snapshot”:

The colonel was furious. “Can you believe it? They actually drew their weapons on U.S. soldiers.” The colonel, who was involved in a follow-up investigation and spoke on
the condition he not be named, said the Blackwater guards disarmed the U.S. Army soldiers and made them lie on the ground at gunpoint until they could disentangle the SUV. His account was confirmed by the head of another private security company.One military contractor, who spoke anonymously for fear of retribution in his industry, recounted the story of a Blackwater operative who
answered a Marine officer’s order to put his pistol on safety when entering a base post office by saying, “This is my safety,” and wiggling his trigger finger in the air. “Their attitude was, ‘We’re f—ing security; we don’t have to answer to anybody’.”