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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)
