Monday, June 27, 2005

Silencing Phillip Carter

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I was distressed to read that Phillip Carter, author of the Intel Dump blog, received reactivation orders last Thursday.  Phil’s taken the news with characteristic class; well-wishers abound in the comments, hoping for the best for Phil. 

What no-one seems to be saying, and Phil is obviously unable to say himself, is this: Is this payback?  I don’t know, but I’ll say it, and I’ll say that this administration and this military leadership will breath easier in the information vacuum his forced activation creates.

Phillip Carter has been one of the more outspoken critics of the military and of the government since leaving the active service.  He’s written clear and precise articles as an intelligent man who’s been there and done it.  He advocates the draft, and calls’em like he sees’em.

He advocates very effectively for positions that are highly inconvenient to the administration and to the military. 

We all know that very large numbers of recently departed active service members are being reactivated as the military struggles to keep the necessary forces in place.  Recruitment has suffered hugely; forcing the recently active to serve additional tours is very much the only option at this point.


Posted by Ross on 06/27/05 at 11:36 AM
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