tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2438233744626600280..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Recap: September 17, 2021Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84284623846478255742021-09-21T13:26:05.612-05:002021-09-21T13:26:05.612-05:00Just a quick observation, but the working definiti...Just a quick observation, but the working definition of "Lt. Colonel" is "too fucked up to be an ACTUAL ColonelJurisMactohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735862753480149916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55746365157596097242021-09-20T19:40:46.552-05:002021-09-20T19:40:46.552-05:00I understand what you're saying completely. My...I understand what you're saying completely. My husband had very few friends who were big military. He felt they would understand his quirks as he was 50% ptsd due to participation in the front lines of 3 wars. However he was quite aware of the dangers of too much war. One if his friends volunteered 4 times for tours of Vietnsm in the mid 60s. When he wanted to go back a 5th time even the Army refused to let him! He got a medical retirement and drank himself to death. There is a lot of that, being more acceptable than shooting yourself, though a lot of that happens too. Some things no person can do without being emotionally distroyed.B.Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549776717468122590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43582202393667211012021-09-20T19:27:09.221-05:002021-09-20T19:27:09.221-05:00My husband spent 20 years in the Navy and Army. Mu...My husband spent 20 years in the Navy and Army. Much of what he did in the Army was classified as Secret as late as 45 years after the fact, he would not even tell me. He said that was what he swore to, so must maintain. He even had a bullet wound in his leg that was not on his final DD214 that he swore was a dog bite, and I know what a bullet wound looks like! Much of what he did was probably not what civilians would think was regular military actions, but if he had no choice and was ordered he would do what he was ordered to do. He did have refusal rights on actions done by "Men in black" mandvi dont mean the movie! But then they were not his superiors giving him orders, strictly voluntary. He turned some of them down, as had to operate with no Military ID and no guarantee would be rescued if things went south. He knew guys who did those and were never seen again. But then they weren't Military operations. This fool will get eaten up by the system eventually, he wont be trusted by any legitimate organization.B.Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549776717468122590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18498496846311388402021-09-20T10:39:52.040-05:002021-09-20T10:39:52.040-05:00I'm SO glad to be able to read you again. I d...I'm SO glad to be able to read you again. I deleted Facebook years ago, when I realized how completely toxic its design and policies are- what maximizes "engagement" for platforms destroys people and communities. Not even accessing people I want to read was worth "engaging" there, so I'm really glad you've brought your daily stuff back to your own site :)MrsChaos Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133347357749122010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57807432341689752672021-09-20T09:38:03.266-05:002021-09-20T09:38:03.266-05:00Jim, I'm grateful to read your "nail-on-t...Jim, I'm grateful to read your "nail-on-the-head" observations every day that you take the time, trouble and energy to compose them. Thank you.Brad Korkowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52176404131613324922021-09-20T01:58:14.938-05:002021-09-20T01:58:14.938-05:00I was frozen last week for laying on my criticism ...I was frozen last week for laying on my criticism about the planned obsolescence of motherboards in electronic sewing machines. Apparently the algorithm took issue with the word “mother”. <br />Do you ever get to come back?Saltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364212042782294703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29807120140860060472021-09-19T09:28:14.316-05:002021-09-19T09:28:14.316-05:00I have yet to find a single time you have ever pos...I have yet to find a single time you have ever posted a single thing that doesn't make 100% absolute, inarguable sense. Even the things I disagree with (which are few and far between).<br /><br />I so desperately with more people had your common sense and wisdom and ability to dissect an issue with the precision of a brand-new scalpel.<br /><br />You need to write a book. No, *many* books.Boo-Urnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33634401014474700172021-09-18T11:39:56.651-05:002021-09-18T11:39:56.651-05:00Thanks for making me laugh!Thanks for making me laugh!MARMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621480825529140343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44852375993480083142021-09-18T08:19:04.623-05:002021-09-18T08:19:04.623-05:00Pretty public career suicide. That in itself is ev...Pretty public career suicide. That in itself is evidence the guy is off his rocker. Too bad, I doubt the Court Martial will take that into account.<br /><br />EMHEric Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420538869878785164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-110800497657953432021-09-18T00:01:07.438-05:002021-09-18T00:01:07.438-05:00Another interesting read, Chief.
On a separate bu...Another interesting read, Chief.<br /><br />On a separate but, IMO, related issue, and if you'll forgive my asking, what is your opinion about the revelations of the lengths that CJC Milley want to isolate the CinC between the election and Inauguration Day? On the one hand, I feel that Putin's Putain"s apparent mental state made Milley's actions at least appear defensible to this geriatric 4-F. OTOH, given how much of our society appears to hinge on all of us following mutually-agreed norms, I worry about a future CJC deciding to overrule a president that he, for instance, felt was too weak on the big, bad threat of the day.<br /><br />I was nervous about the then-president's mental state at the time; now I worry about what effect the precedent that Milley set may have in the future.<br /><br />I suspect that I'm not the only reader who would appreciate your take on this.<br /><br />Thanks!MikeMoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496595166687499627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77766464170618728842021-09-18T00:01:05.827-05:002021-09-18T00:01:05.827-05:00Another interesting read, Chief.
On a separate bu...Another interesting read, Chief.<br /><br />On a separate but, IMO, related issue, and if you'll forgive my asking, what is your opinion about the revelations of the lengths that CJC Milley want to isolate the CinC between the election and Inauguration Day? On the one hand, I feel that Putin's Putain"s apparent mental state made Milley's actions at least appear defensible to this geriatric 4-F. OTOH, given how much of our society appears to hinge on all of us following mutually-agreed norms, I worry about a future CJC deciding to overrule a president that he, for instance, felt was too weak on the big, bad threat of the day.<br /><br />I was nervous about the then-president's mental state at the time; now I worry about what effect the precedent that Milley set may have in the future.<br /><br />I suspect that I'm not the only reader who would appreciate your take on this.<br /><br />Thanks!MikeMoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496595166687499627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53398155584559284942021-09-17T23:31:47.696-05:002021-09-17T23:31:47.696-05:00I agree with your writing and thank you for your e...I agree with your writing and thank you for your efforts. But I think the withdrawal from Afghanistan could have been much better managed. My amateur's knowledge (and I stand to be corrected) is a planned withdrawal goes:<br />Get your own civilians out;<br />Get your collaborators ("quislings") out;<br />Get your heavy equipment out;<br />Get your troops out.<br />I would have thought, given the time available, things could have been done in this manner. Instead they were done (or not done) in the reverse order. My contacts suggest the military was waiting for orders which came too late.William of Ockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201522382292415637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68320677839091063682021-09-17T23:29:27.659-05:002021-09-17T23:29:27.659-05:00Modern war is a racket. That has never been more c...Modern war is a racket. That has never been more clear than right now (see Afghanistan and Iraq). Soldiers are de facto thugs for the war-gangsters and de facto terrorists (see the 7 dead children the U.S. military left as a parting gift to the people of Afghanistan). It's nothing to be proud of. There's no honor in it. Without obedient soldiers, the war profiteers and tyrants are just impotent crazy people; with them, they become weapons of mass destruction. Every military man should speak up against criminality and madness where he finds it; otherwise, it will just continue forever.Black Eaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30044060756191724382021-09-17T23:15:43.962-05:002021-09-17T23:15:43.962-05:00Typo for constructive feedback. Feel free to delet...Typo for constructive feedback. Feel free to delete after but : <br /><br />"But so long as I worn my uniform I did my duty.."<br /><br /> should be wore my uniform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1069894178222570112021-09-17T22:49:45.681-05:002021-09-17T22:49:45.681-05:00Well said!Well said!Carla Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585526741696336576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55741064226267440292021-09-17T22:00:24.226-05:002021-09-17T22:00:24.226-05:00That is one righteous rant.
I approve.That is one righteous rant.<br /><br />I approve.Detroit Beancounterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237712257595732348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44006787204557349242021-09-17T21:49:11.147-05:002021-09-17T21:49:11.147-05:00I was stationed at Plattsburgh AFB in upstate NY. ...I was stationed at Plattsburgh AFB in upstate NY. A bunch of us had gathered in a friend's dorm room just before Nixon's resignation speech, because they had a decent color tv. First Sgt. walked down the halls warning that he didn't want to hear anything until 2 minutes AFTER it was over because until then, he was still OUR Commander In Chief, by gawd! We were all pretty mum. Finally Nixon's speech ended. And there were those moments of silence our of us before the cheering started. As I recall, it didn't last very long either. I still wish Ford hadn't pardoned him. Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461290596679690431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16363938123267178512021-09-17T21:13:14.217-05:002021-09-17T21:13:14.217-05:00Elmendorf is where I finished my career in 77-78. ...Elmendorf is where I finished my career in 77-78. I saw the SR71 in Mildenhall, right after the record flight from NYC to London. Our craft shared a guard with the SR71 and we threw darts with the crew in dayroom. Your post reminds of those days. slemayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066186520447034367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6873290387127113932021-09-17T21:10:17.337-05:002021-09-17T21:10:17.337-05:00Too Much Honesty
Can't Maintain ConsciousnessToo Much Honesty<br />Can't Maintain Consciousness-lew-https://www.blogger.com/profile/05227731297980804269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21890526956107050182021-09-17T20:26:00.697-05:002021-09-17T20:26:00.697-05:00Thanks Jim.Thanks Jim.rbbrfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718650331467156155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41885285466257502602021-09-17T20:20:02.641-05:002021-09-17T20:20:02.641-05:00We used to ask him what he did in the Pentagon and...We used to ask him what he did in the Pentagon and he said telephone budgets. After the first Gulf War and the news channels were televising the smart bombs and the play by play there was a leak in the dam...but only if it was on TV and he would tell you what it was and how it worked. We were stationed at Elmandorf AFB from 1968 to 1973 and once there was a SR22 that had to emergency land at the base. He put us kids in the car and we drove to the other side of the base to the far end of the field to get a look at it. Incredibly brave in retrospect. I am not positive what he did but it had much to do with Satellite reconnaissance. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658487520659386542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21780072406007238162021-09-17T19:53:51.525-05:002021-09-17T19:53:51.525-05:00The worst part is that when this guy gets discipli...The worst part is that when this guy gets disciplined for his insubordination that he will be treated as a martyr by Fox and other RW media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4546303754687828152021-09-17T19:53:09.473-05:002021-09-17T19:53:09.473-05:00Well said, and thank you for your service.Well said, and thank you for your service.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435410569736064003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4709265576875443882021-09-17T19:52:19.584-05:002021-09-17T19:52:19.584-05:00The numbers who cannot turn off Battlemind are leg...The numbers who cannot turn off Battlemind are legion. Being stateside make no sense to them. Despite being blown up and with PTSD out the yinyang, they want to go out for another deployment. Because THAT world makes sense to them and it is very clear -you do what you are told. Stateside is crazy making because nothing is clear, people want them to FEEL something when they have been trained to stick emotions and bad pictures in their heads in a box and lock it. Many a service member has frozen in a panic in my office “ someone, just tell me what to do!” when it is all too much. Jim, you have described this state of being with great descriptive insight for the civilian. Thank you. DEFuninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406850530600855915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3998007543779279042021-09-17T19:50:26.201-05:002021-09-17T19:50:26.201-05:00As others have said - on point, sir!
Thank you!As others have said - on point, sir!<br /><br />Thank you!Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977646430886583040noreply@blogger.com