Say Anything Blog

Some of the happiest moments of my life were looking down at the corpses of my enemies.  You never feel more alive than when someone tries to kill you, but you kill him instead.

I love hearing about Americans killing those [explicative deleted].

“Hope is not a method.” - Common Military Saying

The above is a statement of pro activity.  If any Soldier were to tell me that he hoped what he was briefing was going to come to fruition, that would be unacceptable.  We in the Army do not have the luxury to ‘hope’ that things will end well.  Hope will get us killed.  Instead, we must plan and take action.  Hope is not a method.

As a leader I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper training.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper logistical supplies.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers will survive the next mission.  Hope is not a method; I live in the real world.

I am not sure that was what I am looking for. I was thinking about how the USA is getting victories in the war on terror and it hardly gets a mention.

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I’m not saying that you’re wrong, Goon.  I agree with your intent.  I just got more out of your post than you expected!

We used to live in a country that won wars.  Patton would be foaming at the mouth right now if he saw what we’ve become.  Now, we plan pansy [explicative deleted] and don’t kill anyone.  Troops and Marines are being prosecuted for killing the enemy.  Killing the enemy is the best way to win wars.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

“Hope is not a method.” - Common Military Saying

The above is a statement of pro activity.  If any Soldier were to tell me that he hoped what he was briefing was going to come to fruition, that would be unacceptable.  We in the Army do not have the luxury to ‘hope’ that things will end well.  Hope will get us killed.  Instead, we must plan and take action.  Hope is not a method.

As a leader I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper training.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper logistical supplies.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers will survive the next mission.  Hope is not a method; I live in the real world.

Paulie, your right, I looked at this thing today and I thought wow, that is some serious news. Not even Fox news was talking about it very much…

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Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

Captain Ed referred to the “Taliban ambush” as an oxymoron, since the purpose of an ambush is to kill one’s enemies, not vice versa!

For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

The ambush refers to the tactic, not the result, as it refers to hiding, setting a simple envelopment and holding one’s fire until the envelopment is fairly complete.  You can set such an ambush, lose badly (as thankfully these guys did), and still call it an ambush.  It’s just an unsuccessful one.