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I think he was flustered and enraged with the fact that he was personally targeted, and lost his bearing. <<< "Lost his bearings"? Fella, we are at war, not in a finishing school for diplomats.....in war you kill or get killed. West did the right....no, the only thing a responsible commander should do under similar circumstances.
You bone up on the Marquis of Queensbury Rules.... and stand aside. Real men are fighting a real war.
In the Army, a soldier who loses control of his self discipline has lost his military bearing. It's a polite term for ^*((ed up.
I'm glad you told me we were in a war. I thought all those trips to the middle east were for my health.
Put downs...that seems to be the primary response to my arguments. Are any of you smart enough to debate?