Spineless bureaucrats in uniform:

Posted on November 18, 2014 by KG

‘Troops died because of UK general, says U.S. chief: Former General claims ‘young riflemen paid the price’ for Sir Nick Carter’s ‘risk-averse’ mentality
…He claimed Sir Nick gave a verbal order that any civilian casualties were unacceptable and ‘coalition soldiers may have to be killed rather than defend themselves’

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4 Responses to Spineless bureaucrats in uniform:

  1. mawm says:
    November 18, 2014 at 16:03

    The shoe fits on the other foot. How many GI’s have died because of the lame duck’s ROE’s.

  2. Oswald Bastable says:
    November 18, 2014 at 17:16

    There is a candidate for an M67 in the tent… :twisted:

  3. Flashman says:
    November 19, 2014 at 03:56

    Most flag rank officers these days seem to look like mahogany-row corporate executives.

    Have you ever noticed that?

    • KG says:
      November 19, 2014 at 03:59

      Yep. Perhaps it’s because they are? The uniform is merely cover for a lot of them, their rank simply another route to bureaucratic tyranny.