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As a former military officer, does it concern you at all that in this case if the time comes that we must mobilize, like yesterday, instead of issuing orders an
by mistermann 3y ago
As a former military officer, does it concern you at all that in this case if the time comes that we must mobilize, like yesterday, instead of issuing orders and having them followed, we may have a 4 to 12 year lag as the orders filter through our "democracy", which is composed largely of a bunch of children arguing over their respective fantasy land realities (as illustrated among our best and brightest here every time the topic comes up)?
I feel like "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link" is in play here in a very big way.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoAt least in the US the military works at the speed of congressional appropriations. If Congress and the President agree to what you consider a “4-6 year lag” in whatever response we take then, the best Service and COCOM chiefs can do is give advice and then execute orders. Call and vote for your congressperson if you want lasting change in the use of the DoD.
- mistermann 3y agoWhat if our democracy is the weakest link in the chain and as it is guarantees failure? Does the fact that for some reason most humans literally cannot even contemplate this idea not seem like a bit of a risky situation to ignore, while representing/perceiving that we are thinking rationally?? To me, this is a recipe for disaster, the blind leading the blind.