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June 4, 2014
“Winding down the war” with the enemy still attacking you in the field
is usually known in military circles by the word “surrender”.Yet here is where the cultural disconnect identified by Ralph Peters may strike again. Just as Obama and his minions could see nothing wrong with desertion and collaboration — in Peter’s words, seeing it as nothing more serious than skipping school — neither may they see anything particularly objectionable about that other cardinal taboo word in military culture: surrender. So what if America surrenders? What’s the big deal? Here, take this Obamaphone and move on.Belmont Club » A Clash of Cultures
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 4, 2014 8:45 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.