tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post3957853452180022293..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Bad Ass of the Week - PattonDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-4067487355238267942016-09-13T13:39:48.761-05:002016-09-13T13:39:48.761-05:00Not 100% sure but I believe Posse Comitatus does n...Not 100% sure but I believe Posse Comitatus does not apply in the confines of Wash. D.C.snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372590495699674235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-84035447222053172802016-09-13T10:31:45.123-05:002016-09-13T10:31:45.123-05:00also check out "Army at Dawn"
Patton had...also check out "Army at Dawn"<br />Patton had the gestalt needed to win including at one point withholding reserve Shermans when he was not sure committing reserves was worth the risk of having *NO* reserves left *At All*<br />that is the toughest call ever in war<br /><br />woerm/thrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-60734349915092961492016-09-13T08:37:56.958-05:002016-09-13T08:37:56.958-05:00This choice of yours is really confusing being you...This choice of yours is really confusing being your supposed to be a 3%er. As pointed out by others his role in using military forces to attack Americans on American soil disregarding the laws makes him a criminal as those who gave the orders. <br />He wasn't in the State National Guard during this role he was active duty army. <br />Please explainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-92032785957391804302016-09-13T04:49:37.806-05:002016-09-13T04:49:37.806-05:00In reference to the Bonus Army cleared out by usin...In reference to the Bonus Army cleared out by using the military - so much for Posse Comitatus..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-87283612866336985892016-09-13T00:30:07.407-05:002016-09-13T00:30:07.407-05:00Patton was a martinet ... and a military genius. ...Patton was a martinet ... and a military genius. There are two seminal books on the man: "War As I Knew It", and "Patton: A Genius For War".<br /><br />There are other books about Patton, and many references. But these two give you a good understanding about the man, more than the commander.<br /><br />The movie "Patton" is not a good portrayal (he had a high pitched voice, not congruent with George C. Scott rendition) but it is based on "War As I Knew It".<br /><br />He got a lot of men killed, and that was his accepted price for victory. "Who Dares, Wins!" could have been his motto. And yes, we would not have had such a clear cut victory in WWII without a Patton.<br /><br />Patton never looked at the price; he focused on the desired outcome. If you want a better motto than "Who Dares Wins", you can consider "Whatever it takes ... any thing at all!" to have been Patton's true goal.Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-13253649036837241142016-09-12T16:25:55.458-05:002016-09-12T16:25:55.458-05:00Well, I know this is NOT politically correct, BUT ...Well, I know this is NOT politically correct, BUT we would have lost WWII without him.<br />I would want him on our side now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-18502927132789345032016-09-12T12:31:33.522-05:002016-09-12T12:31:33.522-05:00and it was Patton, Eisenhower, and MacArthur who b...and it was Patton, Eisenhower, and MacArthur who burned down the Bonus Marchers camp.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army#Army_intervention Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113393195056382332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-46509220808331087082016-09-12T10:11:03.082-05:002016-09-12T10:11:03.082-05:00While he was undisputedly a tactical and strategic...While he was undisputedly a tactical and strategic genius, I lost any respect I had for the man when I found out he was involved in the attack on former service members during the Bonus Army incident in 1932. The same goes for McArthur and Eisenhower. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Armymjw-1982https://www.blogger.com/profile/17266030258123568353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-69334429311203293602016-09-12T07:51:21.487-05:002016-09-12T07:51:21.487-05:00Asshat, not bad ass. Search "bonus army"...Asshat, not bad ass. Search "bonus army".<br />Screw him and Eisenhower and MacArthur.<br /><br />Tom762 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com