Accountability
Segment # 153
We talk a lot about accountability, and how many so-called leaders make such a concerted effort to avoid it. In the 1940’s you had 16-year kids lying about their age to get into the military to fight for their country. They didn’t avoid accountability and were prepared to sacrifice everything. On D-Day some of these kids were led by General Dwight Eisenhower who wasn’t at all sure we were going to win. The first letter below was the Order of the Day to be sent out when we won. The second handwritten note was in the event we lost and it noted that he was totally prepared to accept all the responsibility.
Considering the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan and the fact that not one General officer or State Department official took responsibility for this debacle, we can see how far we have fallen. Austin, Milley, and the other generals should have resigned rather than disgraced the uniform. But they didn’t because they did not have the personal character to be accountable.
And as an aside these bozos are also responsible for permitting the Naval Special Warfare Command to have posted a celebration for Pride Month. The Navy Seals are not a social experiment.
The US Navy Special Forces Pride Month post is real
The Naval Special Warfare Command, which oversees the Navy SEALs, faced backlash online after it posted a Pride Month graphic on Facebook in June.
But there's another letter that he set aside "in case of failure." What if we lost?
As you may have seen before in the National Archives, General Eisenhower had doubts in the face of a "well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened" enemy. If the invasion of Normandy failed, this is the message he would have relayed to the public. How different the world would be.
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National Archives
Here's what it says: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that Bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."