Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Homeland Insecurity

Just read the Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremism. The Colonel prefers to get the facts first hand whenever possible and my spidey sense was telling me that the reportage on the subject report was a bit hyperbolic. I have to admit that, taken out of context, some of the passages in the report make this Marine's fightin' blood flush.

Taken as a whole, the report is...how do I say this so as not to hurt the feelings of the bureaucrat(s) who penned it?... embarrassing. If it was a high school term paper, the Colonel would give it a "D"--credit given for correct spelling and sentence structure keeping it from receiving a failing grade. If I had submitted such a factless compilation of conjecture as a threat assessment to any of the commanders on whose staffs I served during my career in the Corps, I would have been rewarded by the sight of seeing my work torn in two and dumped in the nearest circular file. What bothers me about the report is that it is an egregious waste of our money and absolutely of no use to the law enforcement officials to whom it was addressed. Even more distressing is the realization that this amateurish amalgamation of adverbs passing for an assessment is indicative of the effectiveness of the federal department responsible for the defense of our homeland.

I feel safe--how 'bout you?

2 comments:

Samantha West said...

Plainly stated Ed, you're smarter than most people. (The long version is: Your education is not only from college but also from the "gauntlet" that you ran to become a Marine colonel. Many people do not have a view tempered by such vast experience and certainly have not been taught to "remain calm" in all circumstances. That is a rare trait that comes with much effort to most of those who possess it.)

So, regardless of the sophomoric structure of the document in question, I view the intent as an attempt to categorize average American citizens (who passionately believe that abortion is murder and that immigration is weakening our country) as belligerants.

It was Janet Napolitano's attempt to short-circuit the debate that should take place regarding these issues and thus favor the position of the Obama administration.

People without your educated view will react much differently, less calmly, less rationally. I'm saying that Homeland Security knew that when they published.

I see this document as an insidious attempt to incite distrust in Americans who wish no harm to the country but have opposing views to the current administration.

Sorry if this is not a coherent as it should be...gotta go to the Tea Party now.

Miss Em said...

Hello Colonel,

Homeland Security most recent posting to the law-enforcement establishment is so much horse- hockey-pucks that I'm afraid the said establishments are trying to keep the walls from collapsing from the vibration of all the very loud "Hee-Haws" of laughter.

Those poor, poor pathetic 'persons' that have latched onto the 'swishing tail' of Ms Janet Napolitano have made their assumptions available to the law-enforcement establishment are now finding that they have made a complete "A$$hats" of themselves.

What is really worse is these poor pathetic moronic chasers of "swishing tail" are destroying what credibility the Homeland Security was able to build during a "True-type" of CiC term of endevors. I now fear that when the alerts go out pretaining to the color of warning NO ONE will take them seriously.

What a tangle 'web of deception' they are presenting to the ignorant 'Left' by trying to make those of us who have taken the time to learn about how our goverment is suppose to work, the enemy.
We, who understood, before November 2008, what this very left-led elected party of socialist would try to do to all of us by trying to remove from the 'People' as many of those 'Rights' that our 'Founding Fathers' gave to us with sweat, tears, blood and death by making this Country into land led and govern by a Socialist Party led by emotions and stupidity.
Now many of those, who had intelligence but not the smarts, are beginning to find out just how much they have lost in following their emotions when knowingly led by deceivers.

And, so with Homeland Security it begins very much like it did in Germany during the early 30's.

I wonder if we have the type of courage in the 'People' to do what is necessary to keep this Country STRONG and FREE.

Colonel, please forgive me for any over-sight in the lack of puncuation. Writing was never my best subject especially when my thoughts are running a little faster than my fingers can type.

Miss Em
Austell, Ga.