tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post2486150570552505060..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Wait...This Guy's in the WHAT?The New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-23136647931450904342010-04-28T21:16:07.797-07:002010-04-28T21:16:07.797-07:00I agree with this post, in lots of ways, including...I agree with this post, in lots of ways, including the lack of understanding of who serves and who dies. For example, in Viet-nam the profile of disproportionate KIAs was a Caucasian Catholic guy, not, as often is assumed, a Black kid from the Ghetto.<br /><br />And, the question of Civil-Military affairs is a very important one in this nation, especially when our citizens are out doing the nation building in other nations (and not always our citizens—some of those people are immigrants, hoping to become US citizens).<br /><br />Then there is the question of retired folks in politics. Jim Oganowski and I are probably small fish and don't count, but questions have been raised about retired Generals and Admirals endorsing people for President, or even running. We have at least one retired Admiral in the US Congress.<br /><br />The separation of the military and the political has served us well for over 200 years. We need to work to preserve that divide. Anyone interested in that issue could check out articles by Dr Richard Kohn, who I respect immensely.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.com