Will the military step in to save the U.S.?

March 6th, 2009

Saw a clip a while ago from the Glen Beck show where Beck and several experts, including a counter-terrorism expert and a former Army command sergeant major, were discussing the “bubba effect” — the likelihood that irregular militias will spring forth in the coming months and years and begin actively exercising control over various areas of the country.
What’s interesting about that is the fact that neither of Beck’s experts, both former vital players for our government, thought that this coming breakdown is a bad thing. In fact, they both appeared to tacitly endorse the idea. Beck himself mentioned at one point that this didn’t look like it was going to be an American revolution against the government, but would instead look more like a French one — meaning that a lot of people could die.
It’s no secret that I don’t think our government can be fixed via the current political system. The majority of the electorate are dependent on the government for survival, even though that dependency is itself the very reason our entire system is collapsing.
My question is, when will our military leaders say, “Enough is enough, it’s time to fix this?”
Now, if you’ve never been in the military or spend all your time watching TV and the movies, you have this perception of our folks in uniform as valiant warriors against terrorism who follow orders from their civilian overlords without question. If you’ve been in the military, however, you know differently. You know that there are individuals of every belief and creed in the military, and that they do not all blindly follow every order they are issued; in fact, some argue against those orders rather heatedly.
We are currently involved in a global war. Our military forces of necessity need to retain their focus there. But our military leaders here in the States need to realize that unless they act soon, there won’t be a United States to save.
If you think as I do, I would suggest leaving a comment for the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
http://www.jcs.mil/jcs_comment.html