MORE ON THE NEW AMERICAN WEAPON - SUICIDE SOLDIERS

You've heard about former Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer receiving the Medal of Honor recently, right? Well, here's the rest of the story. There was an Army Captain, William Swenson, side by side with Meyer, repeatedly exposing themselves to withering enemy fire to retrieve wounded men and the bodies of those killed. Why wasn't Swenson nominated for the MoH along with Meyer? The word is because of his blistering criticism of the current ROE (rules of engagement) during the post action debriefing. They were refused air and artillery support, resulting in the loss of three Marines, a Navy corpsman, an Army Sgt., and many wounded. Now, two years later, Marine Corps General John Allen, now senior  commander in Afghanistan, has nominated Swenson for the MoH when the Army wouldn't.

 Remember I said the butt kissing and power mongering amongst the brass of our military today is just as bad as the politicians in D.C.? Swenson spoke the truth, maybe angrily, but do you blame him one bit? You only get one chance at this life, and those 5 young men were literally sacrificed for political correctness.

As I said in my previous post on this subject, people in D.C. - (and believe me, I'd like to see the whole list of those who promulgated these rules, including POTUS and SecDef,  have their asses shipped to an infantry unit in Afghanistan), have decided that our political goals outweigh the lives of our soldiers.

That, my friends, is quite frankly Bullshit with a capital B. You do what you want, but I have friends with sons there now, and a family member scheduled to deploy in the near future, and I am going to be screaming in my Senator's and Representative's ears. You don't put AMERICAN SOLDIERS in the crap and not give them ALL available support.

Please continue to pray for our country, and our men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line for it.

Dumb Farmer