Ah yes, no opinion about the military is valid without having been IN the military?

- Shooter242

You can have opinions about the military without having served but you can not lead the military without having served. Nor can you send others to die without risking anything yourself in the cause.

It's like so many other specialties. You can have opinions about medicine but you can not perform surgery on others without being a physician.

You are a veteran therefore you are uniquely qualified to even express the right to an opinion. You are correct, I've mentioned before I am 48 so do the math yourself. There was no selective service in 1977 nor was there even any registration for it. If that irks you then tell your Democratic Congress to build a time machine and correct that error. But, as I said, most of the criticism here is just like yours "You didn't serve so.......". But we don't demand ex cops etc to be the only people with a credible PoV or even the right to have one, EVEN the right to express policy on same, do we? No we don't. So climb down off mount soapbox Gary lest you fall off from the heights of your own stupid arrogance. Perhaps you'd like all your leaders to be in and from the military too? Yeah I didn't think so.

"Relationships with Iran. I mean, that's—ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions—you can't—we're out of sanctions." - Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - Washington, D.C., August 5, 2004 Hear It

"I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive." - Washington, D.C., June 24, 2004

"And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know?" - Washington, D.C., June 15, 2004

"[A] free Iraq is essential to our respective securities." - Washington, D.C., June 1, 2004

"I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." - Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." - Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004

Again,

Article II, Section 2: "The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states ..."

Commander in chief. The guy who runs the show day-to-day. Who tells units where to go, what to do, when to do it, etc.

Please tell me where I'm wrong?

Glenn already cited where you are wrong. Per your "interpretation," Congress has no business legislating the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Title 10, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 47 of the United States Code). But within what Congress broadly passes, the President makes the day-to-day decisions -- per the war-making and armed forces levels and Rules Congress allots him.

When you keep referring to the 'Commander In Chief'that according to you we need to just let manage the war with no congressional interference and oversight, are you talking about this particular CIC who has said, and this is just a tiny sample:

"That's why I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental—supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel." - Erie, Pa., Sept. 4, 2004

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country." - Sept. 6, 2004, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

"They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they know who I am, and I believe they're comfortable with the fact that they know I'm not going to shift principles or shift positions based upon polls and focus groups." - Interview with USA Today, Aug. 27, 2004

"I didn't join the International Criminal Court because I don't want to put our troops in the hands of prosecutors from other nations. Look, if somebody has done some wrong in our military, we'll take care of it. We got plenty of capability of dealing with justice." - Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time." - Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

"Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're a—you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." - Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

I don't think I've ever read or heard anybody,anywhere,maintain that only those with a service background are entitled to voice their opinion on matters of war and peace,although that's how it's disingenously spun by the chickenhawks and their supporters.The point is,for the umpteenth time(that's a big number,for the dyscalculic like scooter-by the way,your reading and writing skills suck,you've proven yourself ignorant of basic algebraic skills,you missed out on the opportunity to learn soldierly skills in your youth-just what the fuck can you do?),when dipshits like Kagan,Kristol,and you sycophants of theirs want to lecture us on the existential importance of this clash of civilizations while at the sametime reminding us of the sorry state that the treachorous Democrats left the military in with troop reductions that left us ill prepared to occupy hostile countries,their(your) argument would be a hell of alot more convincing if they(you) would get their(your) asses off the couch and lead by example.Then maybe we'll think it's that important to you.