[lbo-talk] Here's to the common foot soldier...

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Tue Feb 22 09:45:01 PST 2005


Chris:
> Is this guy in Iraq? They let GIs keep blogs? Doesn't
> the brass monitor this stuff?

They have probably more important things to do. Besides venting frustrations by speaking one's mind can be a very useful safety valve.

Based on my experience of the US military - these folks are usually not at all like civilian spin doctors - they tend to speak their mind and most of them loathe fat cats and politicians. However, they also tend to have a deep sense of professionalism - they do what they do because it is their job rather than to achieve some political or ideological end.

Wojtek



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