Bad News for the Red Empire?

Although I’m sure Jim Donald and Isegoria read each other, and probably share a fair number of sources, I’m not certain of coordination in this case. All of which makes the conclusions all the more frightening. After suggesting a clean transition to a military-style US Imperium as an almost perfect way out of our current stateside dilemma in Preparation for Civil War Two, Jim gives at least one very good reason why this is so unlikely:

Unfortunately such a tranquil transition seems improbable, for every officer above company grade in the US army is selected not only for political correctness, but, more importantly, for lack of military competence. The Cathedral fears losing a war with the US military far more than it fears the US military losing a war with some external enemy. A successful coup requires a leader who commands a reasonable level of respect from the junior officers. Being such a potential coup maker absolutely disqualifies officers for promotion above company grade.

And then, by way of Isegoria on Rank Incompetence, William S. Lind at TAC answers:

Why is military incompetence so widespread at the higher levels of America’s armed forces? Speaking from my own observations over almost 40 years, I can identify two factors. First, nowhere does our vast, multi-billion dollar military-education system teach military judgment. Second, above the rank of Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force captain, military ability plays essentially no role in determining who gets promoted.

In what amounts to universal journalistic malpractice, it goes criminally under-reported that the United States has not, in fact, won an actual war since 1945. We suffer still from the draw that was Korea, and Vietnam was an overtime loss. Since the Gulf War, it isn’t clear if American leaders even know what a war is anymore, much less what it would mean to win one. But as Thomas Ricks expertly pointed out in his the Atlantic article General Failure, we hardly ever fire generals for cause anymore. Whereas in WWII it was perfectly normal and expected occurrence.

Coincidence?

All of this lends confirmation to my suspicion that the US Military, the Red Empire, has itself been Cathedralized, i.e., brought under the reign of her once despised master the Blue Empire, and forced to implement a corporate culture that rewards ideological subservience in place of objective, demonstrable merit.

Certainly the US Military remains the most outrageously powerful fighting force in the world. But only so at increasingly costly supports, bureaucratic restraints, and political favor seeking. God forbid that we should go to war against a truly worthy opponent. If a bunch of low-IQ, towel-headed, pederast Pashtuns can outlast US Mil, just imagine what the Chinese could do.

Meanwhile, as Jim notes, the American people themselves, a self-well-regulating militia being necessary (in a pinch) for the security of a free state, are buying guns and ammo at an unprecedented rate. Hopefully, this is all just in case of the unlikely event that the increasingly blue Red Empire cannot get the job done all on its own.

[Update: Apropos of D-Day]

Patton says:

…Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.

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…I don’t want to get any messages saying, ‘I am holding my position.’ We are not holding a Goddamned thing. Let the Germans do that. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy’s balls. We are going to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of the time. Our basic plan of operation is to advance and to keep on advancing regardless of whether we have to go over, under, or through the enemy. We are going to go through him like crap through a goose….

…From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard. I don’t give a good Goddamn about such complaints. I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. The harder WE push, the more Germans we will kill. The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. Pushing means fewer casualties. I want you all to remember that.

(again via: Isegoria, where else?)

Compare & contrast with general US Mil strategy since 9/11.