A Civilian Use for America’s Overfed Military

They take 52% of the national budget, can’t account for the trillions they spend, don’t win any of the stupid wars presidents get them into and are still developing new-age weapons as adversaries become less national and more unstructured. We didn’t defeat the Afghan Army and Air Force because there was none. Over twenty years, the Afghans wore us down to a standstill with poorly armed civilians who would die rather than submit.  The lesson from that is that no enemy can be defeated if it is willing to lay down its life to the last man standing.

So, I have a new role for the Pentagon, should they wish to accept it

Hold your breath. That role is right here on American soil and doesn’t require any of the current 896 generals on the Pentagon payroll to operate. A single, competent full colonel would do just fine.

I’m suggesting a permanent, full-time fire-fighting force, made up of the Air Force, Army and Navy  to come to America’s aid as huge parts of the nation continue to burn down on a…