|
|
09-04-2015, 06:12 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: PRNJ
Posts: 6,703
Likes: 476
Liked 16,573 Times in 3,281 Posts
|
|
"Safety and security" is not the "top priority"
This thread is not about the particular mission at issue in the news article.
It is about the tension between the primacy of a mission and the importance of keeping our soldiers safe.
At this website: 'Nothing to stop ISIS': Attack underscores threat facing US force in Egypt | Fox News
Quote:
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said ...
“We wish all the wounded soldiers a speedy recovery,” Davis said Thursday night. “The safety and security of U.S. forces remains our top priority and we are committed to taking necessary steps for their protection.” (emphasis added)
|
Don't get me wrong, every hair on the head of every American soldier is precious beyond measure. But safety and security does not come before the Mission. If a Mission, any Mission, is not worth risking safety and security -- the Mission is not worth doing.
__________________
Buy American
Vote Responsibly
Last edited by bushmaster1313; 09-05-2015 at 10:02 PM.
|
09-04-2015, 06:44 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 3,387
Likes: 15,202
Liked 10,129 Times in 2,501 Posts
|
|
First, there has to be a Mission. Is there a Mission or just a presence?
|
09-04-2015, 07:14 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 4,413
Likes: 14,184
Liked 27,798 Times in 3,743 Posts
|
|
...uh...guys, I'd kinda watch where you're goin' with this.
__________________
Pack light and cinch tight.
|
The Following 4 Users Like Post:
|
|
09-04-2015, 07:17 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 430
Likes: 179
Liked 822 Times in 180 Posts
|
|
Never mind. Posted before I saw the post above mine. He's right.
__________________
Smith & Wesson beat four aces
Last edited by TXSWFAN; 09-04-2015 at 07:18 PM.
|
09-04-2015, 07:26 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 14,661
Likes: 7,937
Liked 20,623 Times in 5,958 Posts
|
|
Keep some CIA spooks lurking in the shadows for intel, but get the 650 soldiers... uh "monitors" out of there. They're just targets.
Israel doesn't need us or anyone else to enforce the peace with Egypt. My guess is that if we had left things be in the 70s the official language of Egypt would be Hebrew today....
|
09-05-2015, 06:08 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 133
Likes: 34
Liked 174 Times in 63 Posts
|
|
For you guys who aren't old enough to remember it--Vietnam started the same way back in the early 'Sixties. We had troops there as "advisors." The U.S. troops were specifically targeted by the North Vietnamese/Chinese forces, until we had no choice but to either leave or retaliate.
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
09-05-2015, 09:59 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: PRNJ
Posts: 6,703
Likes: 476
Liked 16,573 Times in 3,281 Posts
|
|
This thread is not about the particular mission at issue in the news article.
It is about the tension between the primacy of a mission and the importance of keeping our soldiers safe.
__________________
Buy American
Vote Responsibly
|
09-06-2015, 12:46 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Lost Wages, NV
Posts: 19,817
Likes: 24,223
Liked 28,979 Times in 10,765 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bushmaster1313
Don't get me wrong, every hair on the head of every American soldier is precious beyond measure. But safety and security does not come before the Mission. If a Mission, any Mission, is not worth risking safety and security -- the Mission is not worth doing.
|
Welcome to our new world that has become so risk averse it is almost paralysed.
__________________
Release the Kraken
|
09-06-2015, 12:51 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 681
Likes: 6
Liked 442 Times in 136 Posts
|
|
Purely political
Politicians and their appointees makes these statements-because, fortunately, as a society we value the lives of the lowest ranking soldiers-(and other ranks as well)-Our military has values that are considerably different from those of other countries-
Yes, mission is first-but leaders whose descisions needlessly cause casualties are dealt with pretty harshly.
In summary: as a rifle company commander my most valued asset is the rifleman-I'm responsible for that kid 24/7- the soldier knows this and in turn is loyal- we, as a team can do anything asked of us.
Operationally, we analyze missions, conduct threat and vulnerability assessments, and ensure sustainment of combat effectiveness- most politicians don't have a clue- and that is why when politicians "run" military operations we experience problems.
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|