Holly HughsonNov 2, 2015
We knew the tactics and the drills and the heritage and the traditions, wore all the gear, had all the fire support and the gadgets and even superior numbers, but we flailed and slung lead and dropped bombs with our mental faculties in a cloud that was not the fog of war, but the haze of ignorance
Why They Are Shooting
Major Sisyphus
81
We desperately needed/need self-awareness as Americans, both civilian and military, engaging a traditional culture where authority and honour are not qualities you choose but inherit.
