BoJester

The author references a staggering 4-6 trillion dollars spent on two lost wars. That in itself is exceptional. Before the angry knuckle-heads start whining and complaining, this is NOT about the troops of any of the branches that have had so many tours in these stupid wars. It is about exceptionally bad strategy and policy and waste. It is about reality. It is about both administrations that found ways to screw up exceptionally. Much like when upper management screws up like GM, Penney, Solyndra, Chrysler, the steel industry, the coal industry and dozens of others, then management wants to blame the workers, especially unions for bad management decisons, including bad negotiations.


http://www.alternet.org/8-most-exceptionally-dumb-american-achievements-twenty-first-century?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark

UncleJesse Loc: Hazzard Co, GA

I just thought it might be how self-righteous this always sounded to me when leaders say, "Hi! I'm a leader of an exceptional nation." Like, folks in other countries don't already know that we are the economic and military super power? Do we really have to rub it in at the UN that we are also superior from an ethical or moral position too? I think there is a case for being "exceptional" but isn't part of that definition that you are humble about it? The article simply points out that when your goal is to be "exceptional" if you fail, you fail exceptionally. I'd point out that when you meet your goal, others are only impressed with how exceptionally boastful you are;-)