I'll take decisions that confuse me for a $100 Alex

[Jedburgh]

In a war full of outrageous stupidity from start to the current state of affairs, I do believe this may be the dumbest and most counterproductive decision I've seen yet.

No, the worst ones were made early on.

[Ski]

If you consider the planning phases, you would be correct.

[Ken White]

he considered most of the first 18 months; both theaters...

[Stevely]

jkm - good luck to you, you are doing the right thing.

This is so dumb, it's really criminal, and probably whomever made this decision should be charged with negligent homicide.

If nothing happens officially, maybe you can send it to Comedy Central so they can do a piece on it for the Daily Show? Best place to go for the responsible to be subject to the public scorn and ridicule that they richly deserve.

[MikeF]

jkm's reaction is stong.

I fully support it.

Unfortunately, we're dumb...We have yet to mature as an instution as far as we would wish to consider.

Fortunately, there will still be O's and E's here that follow orders.

Regardless of the friends that we lose from those that refuse to consider.

All the way...

v/r

Mike

[120mm]

jkm's reaction is stong.

I fully support it.

Unfortunately, we're dumb...We have yet to mature as an instution as far as we would wish to consider.

Fortunately, there will still be O's and E's here that follow orders.

Regardless of the friends that we lose from those that refuse to consider.

All the way...

v/r

Mike

O's and E's do not have to follow illegal orders, and they can disobey orders and regulations that are OBE by facts on the ground.

I see this particular order as qualifying under both counts.

[jkm_101_fso]

I got in contact with a friend that just left MND-B and he said that Major General Jeffery Hammond, 4th I.D. Commander and MND-B commander implemented this policy back in September. My buddy said in SEPT when Hammond implemented the policy for Baghdad units, 20% of their 'terps quit that day. He said that LTC Stover gave his BN the same reasoning that he gave to the public (professional army excuse). Stover must be 4th I.D. PAO, I am assuming.

Not sure if this mask ban applies to all of Iraq, or if GEN Ordierno or LTG Austin has implemented it. But apparently it's been going on in Baghdad for months.