Could not agree more.

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There is something particularly nefarious about this subject as it is not really peer pressure.

The military, left to its own designs, is a very well organized and run organization with a tough mission — find America’s enemies, run them to ground and kill them. The killing is done by some very young folks. They are our best people.

This initiative is not coming from within but from folks who see the military as a laboratory and desire to use its size for all manner of silly experiments. These are not military folks, these are interlopers. They realize that in general the military will follow the orders of the civilians appointed above them.

Why the Pentagoons would allow such nonsense is beyond comprehension. This is exactly why such appointments as Sec Def should be carefully vetted. Weak leaders allow such silly mission non-critical and distracting programs to get started, proliferate and ultimately harm the mission.

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We have to do a better job of electing leaders who will adhere to the values and principles that have made us a great Nation.

We all have to work a bit harder to ensure that the American Dream does not become a nightmare. It is headed in that direction right now.

We can look to the guidance of the Constitution and the Founding Fathers who are looking progressively wiser and wiser with the passage of time.

We can revere and tend to old convertibles of all kinds but particularly Impalas. Haha, get and stay serious, BRC.

BRC
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People will always use peer pressure to try to get others to agree with them. Whether we’re talking religion, politics or iPhone vs. Android.

God bless the First Amendment.

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There are no atheists in foxholes and there are always a lot of negotiations with God about just seeing the next dawn.

But, of course, that requires one to acknowledge that we are all not alone. He is with us everywhere.

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I saw an interview with the above mentioned gentlemen. I wonder if it would be okay with him to say a prayer while you were being shelled in a foxhole?

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I was in the 2nd & the 82nd plus some different smaller units.

If you’re gonna be one, why not be a Big Red One?

BRC
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