Deebow at BlackFive, a Veteran of the war in Afghanistan, writes a letter to President Obama:

Your unease with the word “Victory” speaks a great deal to your beliefs about what you think of America and shows how much you do not respect American Soldiers.

In a word sir, you are not credible. And leaders without credibility really aren’t leaders at all.

Unlike Obama and most of his Lefty cronies, Deebow has put on the uniform, picked up a rifle, and stood a watch. He knows things about war, peace, freedom, and victory that those who have never served will never know or understand.

Soldiers see things in very definable terms. Words like “good” and “evil,” “victory” and “defeat” have concrete and definable meanings to us. Things in our world are fairly cut and dried. This is because the nature of our business has a great deal of finality to it and because we, the men and women in the fight write the check for the indicated price of victory. We are glad to do it without asking for a bargain on the cost. We are the first to see the cost of defeat in comrades wounded or killed. The price of freedom is etched in the faces and hearts of my brothers and sisters as they salute the flag draped casket of the friend who might have only moments before imparted some nugget of wisdom, told a funny joke, shared their fears and when the going was tough, stood with them shoulder to shoulder on the field of battle.

You dishonor the memories of the fallen and disrespect the families of those who continue to fight on by your continued excuse-making and endless consultation that serves no other purpose than to appear as if you are doing something, while searching in vain for what you perceive to be a better answer.

Go read the entire thing.

I don’t think a Commander-in-Chief has been more reviled by the men he’s charged with leading since Jimmy Carter…And Jimmy at least had the base benefit of having served honorably himself.

Something that Obama lacks.

And something that those who do serve thinks is very important — they respect that the men who give the marching orders have, at some point in their lives, had the honor and courage to be willing to die for their country, too.