Re: Rattling the Cage

>From: KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de (K.H.Ranitzsch)
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Subject: Re: Rattling the Cage
>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 06:25:16 +0100
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan E Brain" <aebrain@austarmetro.com.au>
> > > I won't touch the rest of your post, since it's my firm belief
that
> > > civilians of ANY nationality have no right to razz soldiers of any
> > > nationality,
> >
> > Criticise, no. Razz with tongue-in-cheek - another matter. Agree
with
> > you in the main, just not in the details.
>
>This phrase is a bit ambiguous. You mean that soldiers should be beyond
>criticism ?
>
>Pardon me, but in an open society, nobody should be beyond criticism.
Even
>soldiers sometimes get things wrong. Criticism is designed to put this
>right. Yes, civilians usually have only a vague notion of what soldiers
do
>and have to face, but it is then the military's task to explain
themselves 
>-
>just as any politician, trade union, church or whatever institution or
>people. Yes, there are silly or ill-meaning people where explaining
won't
>help, but these have to be faced in open debate.

I agree with you when it comes to issues of importance, such as conduct,

etc.  What I meant in my original comments was that when it comes to the

hardships soldiers endure, it would be inappropriate of me, a civilian
with 
a soft life, to belittle them.

2B^2

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