tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post8053728368084582714..comments2023-08-24T07:27:12.657-07:00Comments on Contra O'Reilly: On Pancho Villa and President WilsonWill "take no prisoners" Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-38856567762955477452014-07-17T15:45:53.124-07:002014-07-17T15:45:53.124-07:00An obscure but interesting historical note: among ...An obscure but interesting historical note: among the US<br />troops under Black Jack Pershing,<br />were some young officers, who later became 4 star generals in WWII-<br />George S. Patton- 7th US Army<br />Courtney Hodges- 1st US Army<br />Carl Spats-8th & 15th Air Forces<br />William Simpson- 9th US Army<br />Leslie McNair- Normandy C of S--<br />all in Europe. Hodges started as a private in 1905. McNair was killed in the US carpet bombing prior to the St. Lo breakout..only his shoulder stars were found; tragically, McNair's son, 77th<br />Division chief of staff, was killed by a sniper on Guam 2 weeks later. We note the startling resemblance to the earlier Mexican war (1846-47)<br />where a plethora of young officers<br />rose to high rank in the Civil War, among them Lee and Grant.<br />Grant later wrote that he considered the Mexican War unjust<br />on the part of the US.<br /> Among other young West Pointers<br />cutting their teeth in the earlier<br />Mexican War, Jefferson Davis,<br />Braxton Bragg, W.T. Sherman,<br />George Meade, PGT Beauregard,<br />James Longstreet and George McClellan. Sorry, Will, we history buffs get off track!BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-1961422795282129532014-07-16T20:09:56.593-07:002014-07-16T20:09:56.593-07:00Good point Will, glad you brought it up.Good point Will, glad you brought it up.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-29503927737649297892014-07-16T19:16:22.773-07:002014-07-16T19:16:22.773-07:00The modern day progressives are a little bit divid...The modern day progressives are a little bit divided on 'em, it seems. Guys like Octopus recognize that they cannot defend the indefensible (the Sedition Act, WW1, segregating the federal work force and the army, etc.) and have dumped the guy while some of the more idiotic and partisan amongst them have shamelessly spun for him. I obviously have a lot more respect for the former group. Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-6553559257726973512014-07-16T17:03:36.469-07:002014-07-16T17:03:36.469-07:00But he was a progressive, and as everybody knows p...But he was a progressive, and as everybody knows progressive equals good. League of Nations... original birth of the one world government concept.<br /><br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.com