Tuesday, January 19, 2021

“FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack” - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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“FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack”

 

-Associated Press

 

“…we need to put all of the mechanisms in place

to thoroughly vet these men and women…”

 

-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

 

Men of Destiny always make a mess

Of life, of death, of shabby governance

And from the safety of their bunkers

Polish their medals and send in the young

 

“These men and women” – “these” – he sneers the word

As if privates and corporals try to block votes -

His predecessors, trusting budgets, bullets, and bombs

Didn’t trust us one bit in Viet-Nam

 

It is the Pentagon’s original sin:

When they **** up they blame the enlisted men

 

 

FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack (apnews.com)

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