tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113269867215750535..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: The Mayor of Ar Rutbahambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132763806449565282005-11-23T09:36:00.000-07:002005-11-23T09:36:00.000-07:00Rick, I believe that was the sentence that set off...Rick, I believe that was the sentence that set off my post. The very idea that the doc wasn't ginned up back in ledgerdemain-land, is--well--thank goodness for the SF!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132761630828482432005-11-23T09:00:00.000-07:002005-11-23T09:00:00.000-07:00Buddy,Civil Affairs has always been a cornerstone ...Buddy,<BR/><BR/>Civil Affairs has always been a cornerstone of SF training. I don't think you can get the beret without demonstrating that you can build as efficiently as you kill.<BR/><BR/>He takes a little shot at the regulars that followed his team concerning that aspect. I also noted this sentence: <I>"Our company warrant officer wrote the pledge, I reviewed it, he translated it, and the interim mayor approved it."</I> That's a rather handy skill set to be carrying around with you. Impressive people.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132759582742060842005-11-23T08:26:00.000-07:002005-11-23T08:26:00.000-07:00I'm halfway thru the piece. I keep thinking, what ...I'm halfway thru the piece. I keep thinking, what a great, great soldier the author is. The combat end of the job being just his means to a greater end. Kinda scary, that he had so few protocols going in--a bad guy in his place could really screw things up. But, then, would the US have a bad actor IN his place? Not by the evidence I've seen. The professionalism on display over there is wonderful to behold.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132714870995073142005-11-22T20:01:00.000-07:002005-11-22T20:01:00.000-07:00I had a recollection in the back of my mind of hav...I had a recollection in the back of my mind of having seen this some time ago but not in such detail. It is really interesting reading. CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132713549444172952005-11-22T19:39:00.000-07:002005-11-22T19:39:00.000-07:00The link works for me now. Maj. Gavrilis' piece is...The link works for me now. Maj. Gavrilis' piece is one of the more interesting that I have read concerning that period. I thought at the time and continue to think that more would have and could have been accomplished had field grade officers been funded and authorized to act precisely as he did. <BR/><BR/>The problem still goes to the conscious decision made by Congress a long time ago to push DoD to move the Civil Affairs function to Reserve or Guard units. It was a stupid decision then and I don't know if it has been rectified yet.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1132705050574112572005-11-22T17:17:00.000-07:002005-11-22T17:17:00.000-07:00Knuck:Either something is wrong with the links in ...Knuck:<BR/><BR/>Either something is wrong with the links in the post, or blogspot is on the blink.<BR/><BR/>When I hit the links they take me to the blogspot post editor.vnjagvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904498408683884983noreply@blogger.com