Posted on Dec 19, 2015
Does anyone else miss the Cold War, when the bad guys were defined?
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We know who our enemies are today too, but don't have the guts to call a spade a spade.
We are so busy trying to make nice with the enemy that they are busy systematically undermining our way of life.
Our enemy is radical Islam.
Our enemy is complacency.
Our enemy's best friend is anyone who doesn't see it that way.
We are so busy trying to make nice with the enemy that they are busy systematically undermining our way of life.
Our enemy is radical Islam.
Our enemy is complacency.
Our enemy's best friend is anyone who doesn't see it that way.
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SGT Francis Wright - People seem to forget that is how we won the Revolutionary war. We were the insurgents. George Washington never had more than 20,000 troops under his command but he defeated a force twice the size and better equipped. The graphical size of the colonies and the colonist familiarity with it made it possible for them to defeat a professional army. Combine this with the British commanders not trusting the loyalist British commanders or respect their fighting ability. The guerrilla tactics the colonist learned during the Indian wars were very effective. The Militia struck quickly using natural terrain features and manmade obstacles .... then they faded back in to the forests. The did not wear a uniform making it impossible to distinguish them from noncombatant citizens and there for it made it difficult to distinguish them from the loyalist.
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SGT Francis Wright
Absolutely, that's what the disloyal don't understand. Not everyone looks to make trouble. But when it comes knocking be prepared for a response you didn't see coming. Fore the time for talking is over.
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in 1981 I was in Bamberg Germany Warner barracks 1st battalion 52nd infantry working as a unit police at gate 8 a white Mercedes with that license plate try to get through my gate I stopped him and ask for ID at the same time my partner called the sergeant of the guard and they notified the MP's they figured out that I wasn't going to let them in so they backed up and they left later they try to come through the back gate where a high school was the MP's was waiting on him
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Yes and no. The Cold War was easier in some respects, but also far more dangerous. I do remember the SMLM (Soviet Military Liaison Mission) plates and chases and reports; and the US counterpoint USMLM. The spies, the lies, the confonfrontations along the InterGerman border, REFORGER, FLINT LOCK, WINTEX/CIMEX, Atlantic Resolve, and similar major show of force exercises across Asia. It was as the saying goes a more elegant and intriguing time with clear definitions of good and evil.
We now live in a more dynamic and interesting environment with broader definitions of good, evil, and everything in between. Uncertainty is the new norm. Uncertainty over our values, our role in the world, our friends and our enemies and our own Vision of self. We suffer the Chinese curse, for we do indeed "Live in interesting times."
We now live in a more dynamic and interesting environment with broader definitions of good, evil, and everything in between. Uncertainty is the new norm. Uncertainty over our values, our role in the world, our friends and our enemies and our own Vision of self. We suffer the Chinese curse, for we do indeed "Live in interesting times."
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SPC John Parmenter
CPT Earl George - Prior to REFORGER was Operation Long Thrust (1962-1963). While REFORGER was primarily a training mission, Long Thrust was a real world Cold War operation to augment U.S. Berlin Brigade from CONUS following construction of the Berlin Wall. Long Thrust rotated reinforced battle group task forces from 4th ID at Ft. Lewis & 1st ID at Ft. Riley. Units reinforced 7th Army & trained-up at Wildflecken, West Germany then advanced through East Germany into West Berlin for 90 days before being relieved by the next unit.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SGT Francis Wright at least we knew are enemies were back then.... Just for you SGT Brian Nile
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I miss the fact that we were respected for our stance and that we were looked to for an example of strength and resolve. I feel like weak leadership has divided us severely.
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PO2 William Blakley
The world has changed. Instead of doing what is right, and taking care of business, we have moved towards being a politically correct society. By doing this they have weakened our country. Our Armed Forces are had cuffed by politics. Mean while our enemies gain strength. This is going to comeback to bite us in the ass!
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SGT Francis Wright
Just a piece of ancient history, they didn't cover this part of our history at the Academy?
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As far as the enemies being defined; yes. However it was not a good time for those spies that got caught!
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I am not sure if missing a war is ever a good thing. The only thing the cold war did was keep troop levels high and the amount of nuclear weapons on hand kept everyone at a checkmate so no one made an advancement toward the other. However as with any of the wars the US has every fought in, the enemy looked exactly like the allies. But like I said before war is never a good thing, cold or not.
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We DO know who are enemies are. Russia and Iran and Syria to name the chief protagonists. Russia is playing dangerous games with their bombers and fighter jets off both of our coasts plus right over the borders or Turkey, Iraq and Syria. The BIGGEST problem is that Putin is a military genius and we have a President who learns about news on his TV up in the WH living quarters. Well, where are his advisers? He has the largest staff of any CIC in history so what are THEY for? Scares the hell out of me.
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