January 09, 2003
The difference between legitimate criticism of the military and being anti-military
This is absolutely the last post I am going to make on the subject. The post I wrote about Basic Training was criticism. This letter(courtesy Instapundit) is anti-military:
From: Peter Kirstein
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:46 PM
To: Kurpiel Robert C4C CS26Subject: Re: Academy Assembly
You are a disgrace to this country and I am furious you would even think I would support you and your aggressive baby killing tactics of collateral damage. Help you recruit. Who, top guns to reign death and destruction upon nonwhite peoples throughout the world? Are you serious sir? Resign your commission and serve your country with honour.
No war, no air force cowards who bomb countries with AAA, without possibility of retaliation. You are worse than the snipers. You are imperialists who are turning the whole damn world against us. September 11 can be blamed in part for what you and your cohorts have done to Palestinians, the VC, the Serbs, a retreating army at Basra.
You are unworthy of my support.
Peter N. Kirstein
Professor of History
Saint Xavier University.
Note the difference. Shout people like me down, and people like him are going to be the ones shaping defense policy.
Posted by John Bono at January 9, 2003 10:04 PM | TrackBackNo, actually we can shout both you and him down and then people like us will be shaping defense policy.
Posted by: Robert Speirs on January 12, 2003 09:48 PMFluffy Speirs: You and them fight. As for me, I'll just play on through and say good night.
Posted by: Steve Plonk on January 13, 2003 12:56 PM
