You walked into the embed
Like you were walking into your own TOC
Your helmet dipped below one eye
Your brain was in vapor lock
You had one eye on your Facebook
As you watched yourself snipe back
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain
You probably think this war is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this war is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
When you told those stories oh so well
And we thought you would never leave
But you drove away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and
You're so vain
You probably think this war is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this war is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Well, I hear you went up to Mosul
And you covered it well you jerk
Then you flew your ego up to Bagram
To see the total eclipse of your work
You’re no longer where you should be this time
And now you're Facebookin’ it
When you should be with some unit,
Be with some unit, and
You're so vain
You probably think this post is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this post is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Like you were walking into your own TOC
Your helmet dipped below one eye
Your brain was in vapor lock
You had one eye on your Facebook
As you watched yourself snipe back
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain
You probably think this war is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this war is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
When you told those stories oh so well
And we thought you would never leave
But you drove away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and
You're so vain
You probably think this war is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this war is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Well, I hear you went up to Mosul
And you covered it well you jerk
Then you flew your ego up to Bagram
To see the total eclipse of your work
You’re no longer where you should be this time
And now you're Facebookin’ it
When you should be with some unit,
Be with some unit, and
You're so vain
You probably think this post is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this post is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Is that Nashville calling?
Heh... love it.
They say that humor bites hardest when it's true.
That. Was. Awesome.
I was serious in my first post on this subject, and in this - Mike should get back to doing what he does best, rather than picking meaningless fights with PAOs and leaders.
The problem with Mike's reporting is that Mike has become the story.
And that's too bad - because he generally did an excellent job of telling the story when he wasn't the central figure.
But I agree with John's sentiment .... he's let himself become the story, and he's too narrowly focused his concerns and criticisms.
You'd be surprised at all the supportive email. More people have noticed than I think anyone realized, and they all want the same thing - the old Mike back, not the current one.
Mike's choice, of course.
WHY is this post not about ME?
S/F
Taco
*shambling off, knuckles raising small dust swirlies*
I guess Michael thinks he has a right to embed with troops.
The guy has been in and out of war zones for about 5 years now.
He needs a year or two off.
Getting good piece of ass probably wouldn't hurt either.
Brilliant! Simply Brilliant!