Comments on: NYT Columnist: The REAL Enemy Is The US Military http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup » Pirate’s Cove http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82088 Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup » Pirate’s Cove Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:30:23 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82088 [...] Blue Crab Boulevard catches the Grey Lady doing what it does best: calling the military evil [...] [...] Blue Crab Boulevard catches the Grey Lady doing what it does best: calling the military evil [...]

]]> By: Straight8 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82085 Straight8 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:41:43 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82085 I am classified by my gov't as a right-wing nutjob. Well, I'm certainly proud to be in the same classification as those Navy Seals who offed the pirates. I am classified by my gov’t as a right-wing nutjob. Well, I’m certainly proud to be in the same classification as those Navy Seals who offed the pirates.

]]> By: crosspatch http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82061 crosspatch Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:42:15 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82061 Andy, he earned the Bronze Star as a mechanized infantryman. After the Gulf War he applied to go to Special Forces training and washed out. He left the military shortly after. Andy, he earned the Bronze Star as a mechanized infantryman. After the Gulf War he applied to go to Special Forces training and washed out. He left the military shortly after.

]]> By: Andy Vance http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82055 Andy Vance Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:38:02 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82055 <i>Never made it past the initial training phase</i> Eh? He earned a Bronze Star. Never made it past the initial training phase

Eh? He earned a Bronze Star.

]]> By: crosspatch http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82054 crosspatch Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:30:47 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82054 Now that I think more about it, I would be more worried about washouts from the programs than the people who make it through. McVeigh, for example, was a washout. Never made it past the initial training phase, I believe. He left the military shortly after. Now that I think more about it, I would be more worried about washouts from the programs than the people who make it through. McVeigh, for example, was a washout. Never made it past the initial training phase, I believe. He left the military shortly after.

]]> By: crosspatch http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82052 crosspatch Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:16:49 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82052 Psychological screening is a key part of initial training. <a href="www.bordeninstitute.army.mil/published_volumes/harshenv2/he2ch38.pdf" rel="nofollow">Read this PDF</a> ... the section on Psychological Assessment. I have a feeling that the people who write this stuff have little understanding of what they are talking about. Psychological screening is a key part of initial training.

Read this PDF … the section on Psychological Assessment.

I have a feeling that the people who write this stuff have little understanding of what they are talking about.

]]> By: Noel http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82038 Noel Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:00:55 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82038 The Times has leaked vital info to the enemy. I'd say they're the greater security threat. The Times has leaked vital info to the enemy. I’d say they’re the greater security threat.

]]> By: lynndh http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82036 lynndh Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:48:52 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82036 It is assumed that the Vets would be drawn to Right Wing groups. What a baseless assumption. Could they not also go to Left Wing groups. They do exist, but again the assumption is that Right is bad, Left is good. We all know what assumptions make of you. It is assumed that the Vets would be drawn to Right Wing groups. What a baseless assumption. Could they not also go to Left Wing groups. They do exist, but again the assumption is that Right is bad, Left is good. We all know what assumptions make of you.

]]> By: kidrob http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2009/04/18/nyt-columnist-the-real-enemy-is-the-us-military/comment-page-1/#comment-82035 kidrob Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:41:17 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/?p=12256#comment-82035 hewoh wabbitt hewoh wabbitt

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