ROE needs changed. Any incursion by these Cartel (yes they are Cartel controlled and paid) should be met with immediate, overwhelming force. This shit has been going on for more than a decade with no response.
James Clapper
You're not far off anon. I served early 80's through early 90's NG and RA. Early 80's when Reagan was Pres, we got all new equipment and many new systems were coming online. Morale was good generally, but the Corporate mentality was creeping in due to doctrinal changes. By the time Desert Storm rolled around, most Vietnam vets were retiring and it was almost like losing our collective conscience.
After DS, politics and careerism had infested the officer ranks to the point that the chicken shit became unbearable. I believe this was planned to drive off the good troops to make way for the Clinton appointees. Military intervention in places we had no legitimate strategic interests increased exponentially.
I saw the writing on the wall and realized it was time to go.