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April 19, 2012
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters Slams the Liberal Media, Obama and Some of the Military Leaders for Jumping to Judgement on our Troops Photos
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters joins Megyn Kelly on FOX News to discuss the publication of photos of U.S. soldiers posing with the bodies of suicide bombers.
Peters: My take on this is that there's a terrible scandal here Megyn, but it has nothing to do with our troops in combat. Those troops escaped a suicide bomber, bad judgment, took some dumb pictures, and no terrorists were harmed in the taking of those snapshots. The real scandal is that the LA Times, desperate to survive, creates a scandal, publishes the pictures over the Pentagon's objections. The real scandal is that the establishment media leaps on another chance to trash our troops. The worst of the scandal is that our leaders, in and out of uniform, rush to condemn our troops. No explanation, no context. And I suggest that White House Spokesman Jay Carney join the military and see what it's like himself before he condemns our troops.
I'm especially appalled that those in uniform, Gen. Allen, our commander in Afghanistan, just jump to trash our troops. Look, he needs to put it in context. Megyn, the "greatest generation" sent Japanese skulls home to their girlfriends. I'm not condoning it, but I'm trying to make the point that our soldiers out on the front line, and our Marines, are under tremendous stresses. War is not a ladies auxiliary tea party, and it's all too easy for people comfortable in Los Angeles or New York or the White House to condemn the troops without context. Those troops should be given company level letters of reprimand and moved on.
And, by the way, if our strategy and doctrine is so pathetically weak that it can be derailed, destroyed, shattered by a few burning Korans or a few photographs -- the dead body parts of terrorists -- well that's not much of a strategy or a doctrine. So, I'm furious, not at the troops who did something dumb, but I'm furious at the moral cowardice of military leaders who never stick up for our troops but protect their own careers. Do I sound angry? As a 22-year-old former Army enlisted man and officer, I'm angry as can be because Gen. Allen needs to get it through his head that a leader is responsible for everything his troops do or fail to do. That's the military code. Don't blame the troops out doing the tough work. Blame the generals whose strategy has failed, the cowardly, cowardly White House just trying to kick the can down the road to November, and blame the establishment media
Wild Thing's comment.........
Good for Lt.Col. Peters!!!!!!!
Posted by Wild Thing at April 19, 2012 02:55 AM
Comments
Finally. A military officer that calls out the cowardly practice of PC by our general officers. Way too many of these staff/flag officers put career advancement as priority over the mission and the men.
The MSM - exist only to bring down better institutions and people than themselves. They long ago gave up the front of unbiased reporting. Frig 'em. They're dying.
Troops. Don't, don't, don't spread your pics online or give them to newmen. The MSM is your enemy. Officers and NCO's, instruct your troops to be smart with their cameras and camcorders.
Posted by: TomR, armed in Texas at April 19, 2012 06:43 AM
"So, I'm furious, not at the troops who did something dumb, but I'm furious at the moral cowardice of military leaders who never stick up for our troops but protect their own careers."
AMEN...AMEN...and AMEN. Colonel, you're so absolutely right on this one. Just once I'd like to see our military leadership stand behind the men and women they send into combat to bleed and die.
I'm wondering how the LA Times got hold of these photos?
Posted by: BobF at April 19, 2012 09:07 AM
Shortly our US military will be CUT down to...
1940 DOD readiness status... WE are truly a paper tiger!
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at April 19, 2012 01:56 PM
Thank you all so much. LOVE your input.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 20, 2012 12:57 AM
