1775-present

-The united States Army-

(No, this is not a post about the history of the united States Army but rather, a thought I had today.)

Today, June 14, 2009, marks the 234th year of the united States Army.

Throughout the Army's long and glorious (and sometimes shameful) existence it has had a hard time when it comes to being prepared for war. Think about it. It's true. I once read in a book that we weren't ready to fight in WWII, and guess what: we were totally unprepared. We were still using weapons and equipment from the first world war.

Americans have a hard time making long-term decisions. We tend to act on the moment (which isn't wrong, but it can be dangerous) and not think things out. The Civil War could have been avoided, had we talk things out better. (Come on, if we were the united States of America, then we could have for sure united and talked things over. Right?) The long-term affect: slavery was outlawed, which is great. The short-term affect: the Southern economy was drained and ruined. Had we thought things out better, we could have saved that economic crises.

Had our government officials listened better too our military leaders of the past, we would not be in the predicament we are in today. Think about it.

"In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace."

-Sun Tzu on the art of war.

Until then,
Jon