Why America has the best military in the world.

We all know that America has the best military in the world, but people may not know why. After doing extensive thought and research on the subject, I finally discovered the answer. It may not be what you think it is, but you'll agree with me once you hear it. It's not because of high technology, although our advancements give our soldiers a clear logistical advantage. It's not because we've had the greatest leaders, although superior leadership has given us the edge. It's not because military people believe in God and country, although you'll never find a group of people more patriotic than those in the American military. The real reason why America has the best military in the world is because the military is not unionized. The United States military is 100% union-free, and it should stay like that.

Think about this for a minute. Have the Marines ever gone on strike? No. The Marines are first to strike, not go on strike. Have sailors ever picketed on aircraft carriers? No. They're too busy protecting this country. Have the Air Force or Army ever threatened to attack this country if they didn't get everything that they demanded from their unions? No. These people love their country too much to do that. Can raw recruits demand better treatment from their union representatives when their drill instructors become too demanding? No. Recruits must be molded to become warriors.

The military brings out the best in people. The military demands a standard of excellence that you don't witness in other endeavors. Military people do their duty because they love America,
not because of money or benefits. Our military has done an outstanding job for 233 years. Our military has freed hundreds of millions of oppressed people all over the world. Our reputation is outstanding. Now compare that to government entities that are dominated by unions. Our edu-
cation system can't educate children, yet the unions demand more money for sloppy perfor-
mance. Our postal workers, municipal workers, welfare employees, and many others in govern-
ment do a horrible job (mostly because of the system), but their unions demand more money, more protection, and lower expectations. In these tough economic times, the military is facing deep budget cuts while all of the other government departments are enjoying record growth
because our politicians are promoting a tax-and-spend socialist agenda.

I would love for the rest of our government to follow the military's example by dropping union
representation. That way our public servants would follow a better example of actually serving the public. And I would love to imagine what would happen if some union thug approached Gen-
eral George Patton and demanded that his 3rd Army be unionized before facing the Germans.
Patton would smack that union thug in the head and run him over with a Sherman tank. Now that would be a sight to see. Even Dwight Eisenhower would enjoy that. Semper fi!

G.J. LaRouche, 11 May 2009