We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:57:15 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The relatively unknown Major General Fox Connor was a mentor to both General's Eisenhower and Marshall, and was highly thought of by General of the Armies "Blackjack" Pershing. One of his enduring legacies (and one enshrined in the Powell Doctrine) was his three principles of war for a democracy: · Never fight unless you have to; · Never fight alone; · And never fight for long. This topic was the subject of a lecture that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivered at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, on Monday, 21 April. In this lecture, he discussed the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:29:50 -0600 I haven't forgotten John - still thinking :p http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72496 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72496 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:01:13 -0600 pour encourager les autres and all who are deterred by such examples. Some would-be persuaders-changers-influencers are only subject to the same Laws as the general population and are further beyond the reach of retribution than others. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72353 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72353 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:03:58 -0600 The law affects those Regulars, too. Something I'll maunder on about tomorrow. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72351 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72351 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:10 -0600 domestic enemies deludes some Regulars into denying the existence of such. Irregulars are under no obligation to wear those blinders. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72349 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72349 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:40:42 -0600 I have an early OER in my file that reflects the price you can pay for standing your ground on an issue of integrity. BT, DT. My rebuttal was, according to the reviewing officer (an O-6), precise, concise, objective and irrefutable (ten pages of supporting documentation, including three LOCs from the CG on the *very* matter in question). The OER also *remained* in my 201 file, and is probably still there, accumulating a nice patina of mildew... As far as McGovern and his comments go, he's still the same addlepated invertebrate he was forty years ago... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72344 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/fox_connors_rul.html#comment-72344 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:32:20 -0600