Summary: John's boralogue explains the wide and predictable gap between the pronouncements of politicians versus their actions and how to evaluate truth in the light of the disparity He uses the current Iran negotiations as an example Then in the light of an increasingly tense geopolitical situation we have to ask what is happening to the military We seem to be doing our best to demoralize troops and reduce military preparedness Lt Gen Ret William G Jerry Boykin was an original member of the U S Army Delta Force and commander of the Green Berets also Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for
