Most of you who have been reading my work for any time (or who have read my bio) know that I served in the first Gulf War, otherwise known as Operation Desert Storm. That was a classic operation; the overall operational plan was simple, the execution was forceful, and the conclusion was decisive. That was largely due to the Central Command CO at the time, “Stormin’ Norman” Schwarzkopf, who was not only a great mind where strategy, tactics, and most of all, logistics are concerned, but he was a combat veteran – a Silver Star recipient, twice – wounded no less than four times in direct combat.
Gen. Schwarzkopf was a soldier’s soldier, and we loved him for it. But today’s military appears to have no General Schwarzkopf – and we barely have a Secretary of Defense.
Now, in a move that is already drawing a lot of attention, President-elect Donald Trump has…
