tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post4955774839371798358..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: General Arnold Sends His RegretsGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-59410164279729668242009-01-22T10:06:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:06:00.000-05:00I think what appalls me is how alienated our journ...I think what appalls me is how alienated our journalistic 'elite' from all things military. I notice that they almost never report on strategy - only tactics and operational detail - because most of them are not even aware that strategy exists. Oh, they know the word, but think it is some buzzword that military types like to throw around to obfuscate that they are trying to conceal inevitable failure and defeat.lgudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774491337993415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-29448912366591535652009-01-21T17:01:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:01:00.000-05:00My understanding (perhaps flawed) is that the five...My understanding (perhaps flawed) is that the five-star rank was a creature of WWII, so that American flag officers would have a rank equivalent to the British "Field Marshal."Paul Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876576362745819207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-53920005565450876612009-01-21T12:31:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:31:00.000-05:00Ann Curry also duly reported there were 450 Purple...Ann Curry also duly reported there were 450 Purple Heart winners present.<BR/><BR/>Here is the video of Ann reporting there were no 5-star generals present.<BR/><BR/>http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=50795808Hwy36Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442691139519175929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-13199755091974349202009-01-21T12:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hwy36Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442691139519175929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-5117624727113951422009-01-21T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:22:00.000-05:00They're the media, do you honestly expect them to ...They're the media, do you honestly expect them to get anything right?BigFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691686124373392635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-67657878623831174422009-01-20T21:15:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:15:00.000-05:00It's sad how generally uninformed about "things mi...It's sad how generally uninformed about "things military" the media-know-it-alls really are. But then, perhaps they're just a representative sampling of the general public.....Lelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612218674667870635noreply@blogger.com