FOCUS: Charles Pierce | The Military Intelligence Folks Are in Open Revolt

MUST READ! 

MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE POOR LEVEL OF 
EDUCATION IN THE US CREATING A GREAT DEAL OF IGNORANCE 
THAT WILL PREVENT AMERICANS FROM COMPETING IN THE 
FUTURE..... 

EXCERPTS:
".....McRaven is a different breed of cat. After retiring from the Navy, wherein he led the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, McRaven did not become a defense lobbyist or a think-tank commando. Instead, he spent three years as chancellor of the University of Texas system and, by all accounts, and with a few conspicuous bumps in the road, he did a splendid job. And he did so despite suffering from a non-life-threatening form of chronic leukemia...."

"...Pre-K through 12. I'm often asked when I am sitting in various forums, and we start to turn to national defense and national security issues and somebody in the audience will invariably ask me what I think the biggest national security issue is, and my answer's the same every time: It's pre-K through 12. Which surprises them, they think I'm going to say North Korea or they think I'm going to say Iran. But the fact of the matter is, my biggest concern is: Are we educating the youth of America well enough so that in 10 years, 20 years that these young men and women will be great citizens of the United States, that they will be ready to come to college? That they will be ready to serve in industry and in technology? And I don't know that I think we have found the right answer to that yet. So the thing that keeps me up at night is making sure that the state of Texas – or hoping that the state of Texas – and the nation is investing in our pre-K through 12 in a way that will put our young men and women in a position to be successful.

This, then, is a retired military commander with impeccable credentials and a very interesting mind. (Pre-K through 12 as a national security issue? The admiral sounds like Diane Ravitch, and he's absolutely right.) Small wonder, then, that McRaven's scathing evaluation of the current president* and his administration* has had the power it apparently has....."

19 August 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YES, I’M TICKED - Some people write in a huff because the tone of the fundraisers is unkind. Put yourselves in our position for a moment. We are serving roughly 30,000 community members a day and we’re lucky if we get 30 donations. Not only is that not fair, that’s abusive. So yeah, I’m pissed. This a great project. Show some respect. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Charles Pierce | The Military Intelligence Folks Are in Open Revolt  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "It is now very obvious that the multiple impact warhead that retired Admiral William McRaven fired off against the president* the other day after El Caudillo Del Mar-A-Lago had taken away John Brennan's security clearance has hit everything at which McRaven aimed it." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation