Seldom Seen #16162 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Easy there Doc. There are two groups which you do not criticize on the Internet talk groups; Glock owners and the Marines. And yes L.G. I know I don't hold a candle to you and your sons all of whom have served our country bravely and beyond the call of duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Easy there Doc. There are two groups which you do not criticize on the Internet talk groups; Glock owners and the Marines. Not being critical of the Marines! I only do that with the ones I know! And LG, I won't argue the leaadership issue, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Long Story, US Cavalry Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 See the link: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/03/14/u-s-troops-asked-to-lay-down-weapons-before-meeting-panetta-at-afghan-base/ If it is to be believed, the order did not come from SoD Panetta or his security detail. SoD flunky "suggests" to CG that his Marines disarm, CG's flunky comes up with "parity with Afghans" = profit! My hunch: They were worried that an Afghan soldier, not an American, might try to kill Panetta, which is a totally reasonable fear. But since they’re desperate to rebuild trust between U.S. and Afghan forces after the Koran-burnings, the subsequent fraggings of American troops, and then the rampage on Sunday, they didn’t want to make their distrust of the Afghans conspicuous. So they decided to lay down a “no guns for anyone” rule to make it seem evenhanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 And yes L.G. I know I don't hold a candle to you . Does somebody need a hug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The first thing I thought was that it was the Secret Service demanding this and not the SecDef, or maybe it was the local Commander, I don't know. Maybe it was just one of those things where military protocol means doing something the stupidest way possible, so you do it and move on. Or maybe it really was insulting and nobody above Company Grade Officer level cares who got insulted. Neither one of those is too far-fetched to be believable. The second thing I thought was, when they told the Marines they couldn't stay for the speech if they were armed, I wish they would have all said "OK, bye!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The first thing I thought was that it was the Secret Service demanding this and not the SecDef, or maybe it was the local Commander, I don't know. Maybe it was just one of those things where military protocol means doing something the stupidest way possible, so you do it and move on. Or maybe it really was insulting and nobody above Company Grade Officer level cares who got insulted. Neither one of those is too far-fetched to be believable. The second thing I thought was, when they told the Marines they couldn't stay for the speech if they were armed, I wish they would have all said "OK, bye!" Yup GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Sadly, The Corps has it's share of pogues in the Command Staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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