[antimedia] antimedia: Hugh Hewitt published....

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Hugh Hewitt published....
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   ....a [1]must read article about the defection of the Republican party
   from support for the war. Although many foolish Americans do not
   understand the impact of such moves, Hewitt clearly does.

     If the Republicans continue on this suicidal path, members of the
     armed forces will leave their services in droves and simply not
     vote. The Democratic elite have falsely assumed that military
     professionals serve because they cannot get meaningful work in the
     private sector. A cursory look at todayâs force will show something
     very different. Our officer corps is comprised of young men and
     women who have attended our nationâs best colleges through ROTC
     programs, or have graduated and then joined via OCS. Of course
     Annapolis, West Point and the Air Force Academy graduate a combined
     3000 elite new officers each May. How many of our âeliteâ media
     scribes could even be considered intellectually competent to be
     considered for appointment to our prestigious service academies or
     awarded ROTC scholarships? How many members of Congress? Few if any
     would even get past the academic requirements let alone the
     physical and character hurdles.
     But itâs not just the officer corps that possesses a high degree of
     intellectual firepower. The all-volunteer enlisted corps is the
     brightest and most capable this nation or the world has ever had
     and perhaps ever will have. Anecdotally, on my last ship, a nuclear
     aircraft carrier, 85 % of my enlisted sailors had college degrees
     and many were seeking graduate work. The number of sailors working
     towards commissioning as officers was astounding. These sailors
     were not even the nuclear trained members whose training IS at the
     graduate level. Beyond their academic skills, they practice amazing
     leadership and management skills daily that corporate America
     yearns for because these young people produce at a very high level,
     are technologically savvy and they show up to work on time EVERY
     DAY! They donât call in sick, they stay late and given a task, no
     matter how difficult, they get it done on time and on budget
     without complaint. Ask any employer lucky enough to have lured a
     noncom away from his service and he will tell you he has a
     dedicated employee going places in his business.

   The military has been here before. The nation deserted us during the
   Vietnam war, and the military lost many, many valuable leaders. Only
   the most dedicated military personnel will remain in the service when
   the political class abandons them.
   After Vietnam, it simply meant decay. If we leave Iraq and military
   leaders leave the service in droves, the consequences to America will
   be longlasting and devastating, perhaps even fatal to this country.
   The stakes are that high. Very few in the nation today understand
   that.
   All the whining and carping about invasions of privacy will seem small
   potatoes compared to what lies ahead if America's leaders desert its
   military. (Hat tip to [2]Jason Van Steenwyk.)

References

   1. http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/ac8d7007-320a-4c82-af2a-bcfb963f2c79
   2. http://iraqnow.blogspot.com/2007/01/when-trumpet-blows-uncertain-sound.html