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>From: Ronni Hoessli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Native_American] Something to think about...
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:56:08 -0500
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> > Ronni,
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> > I hope you don't mind me asking, but where are you located at?
> >
> > teddie........
> > >From: Ronni Hoessli
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: Bonnie Blayney
> > >CC: Carolyn Huebner , Diane Capito , Lorraine Jennings , Mitzi
> > Kelly , Pat Boyd , Native American Egroups , Salle Englehardt , Sandra
> > Larsen , Teri and John Hogan , VJ Willis
> > >Subject: [Native_American] Something to think about...
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:57:15 -0500
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> > >Hello!
> > >
> > >As a military brat living amidst the inflammatory rhetoric that's
> > >bombarding us from all sides, I'm passing this letter on simply
> > because
> > >I believe we need to take this advice to heart and give it serious
> > >thought. A few sentences are missing, but you'll get the point.
> > >
> > >Ronni
> > >
> > >
> > >Dear friends and fellow Americans - 14 September, 2001
> > >
> > >Like everyone else in this great country, I am reeling from last
> > week's
> > >attack on our sovereignty. But unlike some, I am not
> > >reeling from surprise. As a career soldier and a student and teacher
> > of
> > >military history, I have a different perspective and I think
> > >you should hear it.
> > >
> > >This war will be won or lost by the American citizens, not diplomats,
> >
> > >politicians or soldiers. Let me briefly
> > >explain.
> > >
> > >In spite of what the media, and even our own government is telling
> > us,
> > >this act was not committed by a group of mentally
> > >deranged fanatics. To dismiss them as such would be among the gravest
> > of
> > >mistakes. This attack was committed by a
> > >ferocious, intelligent and dedicated adversary. Don't take this the
> > >wrong way. I don't admire these men and I deplore their
> > >tactics, but I respect their capabilities. The many parallels that
> > have
> > >been made with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are
> > >apropos. Not only because it
> > >was a brilliant sneak attack against a complacent America, but also
> > >because we may well be pulling our new adversaries out of
> > >caves 30 years after we think this war is over, just like my father's
> >
> > >generation had to do with the formidable Japanese in the
> > >years following WW II.
> > >
> > >These men hate the United States with all of their being, and we must
> >
> > >not underestimate the power of their moral commitment.
> > >
> > >Napoleon, perhaps the world's greatest combination of soldier and
> > >statesman, stated "the moral is to the physical as three is to
> > >one." Patton thought the Frenchman underestimated its importance and
> > >said moral conviction was five times more important in
> > >battle than physical strength. Our enemies are willing - better said
> > >"anxious" -- to give their lives for their cause. How
> > >committed are we, America? And for how long?
> > >
> > >In addition to demonstrating great moral conviction, the recent
> > attack
> > >demonstrated a mastery of some of the basic
> > >fundamentals of warfare taught to most military officers worldwide,
> > >namely simplicity, security and surprise. When I first heard
> > >rumors that some of these men may have been trained at our own Air
> > War
> > >College, it made perfect sense to me. This was not
> > >a random act of violence, and we can expect the same sort of military
> >
> > >competence to be displayed in the battle to come. This
> > >war will escalate, with a good portion of it happening right here in
> > the
> > >good ol' U.S. of A.
> > >
> > >These men will not go easily into the night. They do not fear us. We
> > >must not fear them.
> > >
> > >In spite of our overwhelming conventional strength as the world's
> > only
> > >"superpower" (a truly silly term), we are the underdog in
> > >this fight. As you listen to the carefully scripted rhetoric designed
> > to
> > >prepare us for the march for war, please realize that
> > >America is not equipped or seriously trained for the battle ahead. To
> > be
> > >certain, our soldiers are much better than the enemy,
> > >and we have some excellent "counter-terrorist" organizations, but
> > they
> > >are mostly trained for hostage rescues, airfield seizures,
> > >or the occasional "body snatch," (which may come in handy). We will
> > be
> > >fighting a war of annihilation, because if their early
> > >efforts are any indication, our enemy is ready and willing to die to
> > the
> > >last man. Eradicating the enemy will be costly and time
> > >consuming. They have already deployed their forces in as many as 20
> > >countries, and are likely living the lives of everyday
> > >citizens. Simply put, our soldiers will be tasked with a search and
> > >destroy mission on multiple for eign landscapes, and t
> > >For the most part, our military is still in the process of redefining
> >
> > >itself and presided over by men and women who grew up with
> > >- and were promoted because they excelled in - Cold War doctrine,
> > >strategy and tactics. This will not be linear warfare, there
> > >will be no clear "centers of gravity" to strike with high technology
> > >weapons.
> > >
> > >Our vast technological edge will certainly be
> > >helpful, but it will not be decisive. Perhaps the perfect metaphor
> > for
> > >the coming battle was introduced by the terrorists
> > >themselves aboard the hijacked aircraft -- this will be a knife
> > fight,
> > >and it will be won or lost by the ingenuity and will of citizens
> > >and soldiers, not by software or smart bombs.
> > >
> > >We must also be patient with our military leaders. Unlike Americans
> > who
> > >are
> > >eager to put this messy time behind us, our adversaries have time on
> > >their side, and they will use it. They plan to fight a battle of
> > >attrition, hoping to drag the battle out until the American public
> > loses
> > >its will to fight. This might be difficult to
> > >
> > >It is clear to me that the will of the American citizenry - you and I
> > -
> > >is the center of gravity the enemy has targeted. It will be the
> > >fulcrum upon which victory or defeat will turn. He believes us to be
> > >soft, impatient, and self-centered. He may be right, but if
> > >so, we must change. The Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, (the
> > most
> > >often quoted and least read military theorist in
> > >history), says that there is a "remarkable trinity of war" that is
> > >composed of the (1) will of the people, (2) the political leadership
> > >of the government, and (3) the chance and probability that plays out
> > on
> > >the field of battle, in that order.
> > >
> > >Every American citizen
> > >was in the crosshairs of last Tuesday's attack, not just those that
> > were
> > >unfortunate enough to be in the World Trade Center or
> > >Pentagon. The will of the American people will decide this war. If we
> >
> > >are to win, it will be because we have what it takes to
> > >persevere through a few more hits, learn from our mistakes,
> > improvise,
> > >and adapt. If we can do that, we wi
> > >
> > >Everyone I've talked to in the past few days has shared a common
> > >frustration, saying in one form or another "I just wish I could
> > >do something!" You are already doing it. Just keep faith in America,
> > and
> > >continue to support your President and military, and
> > >the outcome is certain. If we fail to do so, the outcome is equally
> > >certain.
> > >
> > >God Bless America
> > >
> > >Dr. Tony Kern, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
> > >Former Director of Military History, USAF Academy
> > >
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