Sunday, November 23, 2008

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF


OBAMA'S IN THE HOUSE!  So time will tell how he's gonna run "Gang Green".  I know there is and will be some grumbling and hatin' going on by those who have race issues in answering to a man of color. Some of it will be subtle and some of it will overt. I have seen glimpses of it since he was elected.  What will be a proud day for those who are in the military and believe in Obama,  is when his photo goes up on the chain of command photo wall in every unit's building across the armed forces.  Bush will be history after 8 years on these chain of command  photo walls. 
I pray Obama will attract sound military advice that will lead us to resolution/resolve in Afghanistan and Iraq.  War is a business and racket for all sides fighting under their ideology and for some, peace isn't profitable.  Nation building is what we aspire to do but we have to mindful of not being enablers especially when our nation needs major rebuilding as well.  We also have to be mindful of President Eisenhower's prophetic warning of the "military industrial complex" that has been apparent and has grown larger since Vietnam. Time will tell...

Here is a link from the Army Times of what Obama has initially planned to do. The Army Times is written from a Army perspective and provides another point a view that one should consider in their dialogue about the military. 





1 comment:

  1. A man of color? Let's not forget that Obama was raised by his WHITE relatives while his black relatives ignored his needs and did not support him throughout his childhood.

    Stop trying to push the race card and recognize the man. No one I know has an issue with his race, but with those who try to make it an issue, both the bigots and the people who constantly push the race issue, making it MORE of an issue than it could be.

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