William S. Lind :collection (merged thread)

[Steve Blair]

Please help me understand where you are coming from here.

This work you have done with 'military folks' has it always been stateside or also in combat?

There is an essential issue here and that is the 'grunts' or GIs can't be faulted for their efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand the performance of the senior officers - home and away - has been questionable and that of the politicians has been disgraceful.

If you look at Fuchs' original comment/question, you'll note that he was speaking specifically about non-combat personnel. This idea of exceptionalism has spread well beyond traditional combat arms, and that's a fairly recent development. So is the use of the term 'warrior' in official writing and publications.

I'll also remind everyone to keep the discussion civil and respectful. Lind's comments are worth discussing, but I think we can do it without sniping.