[quote=Casca] You keep setting yourself up as having some level of expertise based on what amounts to one tour of duty in the very narrow universe of El Salvador. Be honest with yourself and face the fact that your connection with the Army was a long time ago, far, far away, and it didn’t last for very long.

Now I don’t wish to hit you too hard here, because I think you’re the right sort of fellow, just a bit limited by your limited experience. If you had been an officer, then you’d know something about the law of land warfare. And had you spent a full career, you might have a better idea of what you don’t know. You’re like the fellow who once took the bay ferry, and now wants to tell you of his life at sea. [/quote]

So, now we know what you think about AFF’s background. I give him a lot of credibility because he’s seen a lot and is fairly reasonable in his views which are, no doubt influenced and tempered by those experiences. You have consistently “name-dropped” about your own background but we don’t have much context for the how and why of your psychotic perspectives.

I clearly have not served. Euphemistically speaking, I have a membership to [take your pick of any] organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals. In other words, I don’t much support re war and violence. They have their place but are typically to be reserved as last resorts (and I try to teach my kids that lesson too, to make them better future adults). I think most people think more like me and less like some Rambo wannabe (without the moral superiority). If you think you are so goddamned righteous, give us a good look at where you are coming from. Instead of the tawdry crumbs of info you toss out to try to give your psychosis the air of informed normalcy.