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Skriven 2008-09-18 10:04:33 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 21019 av shannon talley (1:124/311)
Ärende: Things Change
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18 Sep 08 08:58, shannon talley wrote to Bob Ackley:

 >> I do recall that Rummy issued just such a directive right after our
 >> troops went across the line into Iraq in 2003.  Apparently he didn't
 >> like some of the public comments the troops were making.

 st> I think what helped to make the difference was "Rush Limbaugh" (and
 st> those like him).  Rush's career was "created by the existence of Bill
 st> Clinton" in the WH.

Really? I didn't know Clinton was in the WH in 1985.

 st> LOTS of military folks started listening to him and thus, a new
 st>  conservative class was born within this country.

A lot of civilians were listening to him long before.

 st>   Then the internet became mainstream and everything began to change
 st> rapidly.

On the internet.

 st> Just as the issue you mentioned, US Soldiers were posting combat
 st> videos on YouTube and the Pentagon (for very obvious reasons) didn't
 st> like it.  In addition, some soldiers who were under fire would do
 st> anything to keep from going back into hot zones, including bashing
 st> the administration they were serving.

Hmmmm. And that's why a lot of them volunteered for a 2nd and a 3rd tour.

 st> What most people just don't understand are that Soldiers are just
 st> regular citizens with some training.  They aren't 'super people'.
 st> The majority of the soldiers were young and had less experience.
 st> Anyone with '4' years experience was (and is) considered near the
 st> 'top of their game'.

But still not in charge.

 st> The major demographic of Army & Marines on the front line are
 st> typically 19-26yr old humans, no different than the 19-26 yr olds we
 st> work with in the office. After being shot at and if one believes they
 st> are going to die, they will do just about anything to get out of a
 st> situation -- I've seen it time and time again.

Well duhhhh. I've been shot at in civlian life and don't ever want to rush
into that situation again.


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