Sorry I was an active duty Marine for almost 16 years with 6 months army and 9 months National Guard time as well.
You know what I’m talking about. Logistics. It never gets mentioned in the books. It never gets discussed by the wannabe. You know without it you can’t fight anything.
You and I are Vets. Imagine these self trained untrained morons trying to fight a war.
How long was it before you started to really think like a Marine? I can guarantee it wasn’t as you passed out of Basic. It was almost certainly about two years later. That’s how long it takes the Army.
The alternative is to throw them into a firefight and any who survive more than five minutes are soldiers. Of course you suffer 70% casualties. But the ones who are left understand combat.
You know Critically Wounded Troops need to be sent to the Doctors now. You know that Arranging that ahead of time is vital. You know what happens to troop morale when they feel abandoned.
You know the troops fight for their buddies. The idealism they joined with evaporated. It is their buddies they fight for. They stick with those buddies. Their comrades.
These mouthy idiots think it is a cakewalk. They think the enemy will just roll over and die in fright. They can’t imagine what it is really like. They have never heard the angry bee zipping past their ears. They haven’t ever tried to buckle their chinstraps around their knees as artillery is falling around them.
I was a Combat Engineer in the 82nd Airborne Division. I saw friends injured and maimed in training. I saw fellow paratroopers rehearsing the graveside service for fallen soldiers. Fellow paratroops who died.
I’ve had friends die. Fellow Paratroops who died in a moment of bad luck. I expect you have too.
What do you think these fair weather friends will do when they get shot at? Do you really think they’ll stay the course? I think half will go over the hill. They won’t like being cold. Hungry. Tired. Deprived of their power. And worse given orders they are expected to obey.
Every one of these idiots sees themselves as Officers. Generals commanding the troops. None of them see themselves as Privates. Learning the trade of soldiering. Assigned to a smart E-3 or E-4 to be his buddy. Learning the art of soldiering at their elbow.
Learning the trade until it is second nature. Until they start thinking like soldiers.
There is more. The above dealt with their ignorance and egos. Now let’s talk about goals.
They don’t want the Constitution. They want to punish their perceived enemies. Get rid of them once and for all.
Let’s pretend they could be successful. All they would do is put a dictator in power. If you honestly think that is the only way to save the nation I’d be very surprised.
Even if they win. We all lose.