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To: unclewest who wrote (9628)	12/18/2000 6:52:56 AM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 22706

the holiday season begins this week. while we are discussing the government and the military, i would like everyone to know this. the deployment rate for our Special Forces remains unbelievably high. America has Special Forces soldiers deployed in 52 countries right now. many are in harm's way. some will be injured and bleed this week. we will probably not hear about it. the deployed men will not be home for Christmas...their wives and kids will have make do without husband and dad. uw

To: unclewest who wrote (9628)	12/18/2000 10:33:30 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22706

uw, i find it interesting that Haig is most remembered and often criticised for that (i am in charge) line. our country was in total turmoil. for a few moments, Haig stepped to the plate and provided a leadership figure head to focus on. My take on it is that his comment was an additional symptom of the turmoil on display. At a time that we needed stabile leadership, his comment helped increase the perception of of the leadership's instability. People who are willing to step up to the plate need to know when it's best not to take that step. I think it can be especially difficult for a military career person to transition to a highly visible civilian position, but Haig wasn't in charge and shouldn't have said that he was. Despite that understandable difficulty, the one thing a military person should easily recognize is the chain of command. Yet Haig didn't. --Mike Buckley