Would have been better for Michael Oher to wait for some black family to help him? Did she help him? The Tuohy's should be applauded, regardless of skin color the Tuohy's did a great thing. As for Ms. Williams, I don't think she was being racist, there is a theme in some show and movies that we have to have whites help us, but I believe much of that is fostered by the welfare system, and seeing the government as the savior. I think Hollywood loves the "White Shadow" theme, because liberals look at us as less than, that somehow we cannot help ourselves, or do without help from the guvment. That in turn fuels Obama's socialist ideology.

You are a stand up guy, you hid nothing here in your post, honest self asessment no hiding or just dumping, you have shown you are a better man for having learned from you mistakes. King David too learned from his mistakes and was a better man for it. My thumbs up to you sir.

The ROE changed to population protection, the troops cannot engagement if there are civilians present with any enemy fighters. That came for the marshmellow administration. I don't know how much of Mc Chrystal's report was colored by the enhanced PC of the current administration, I would like to see his assessment if we had a President that wanted to win.

What many in this arguement tend to do is equate race and homosexuality. As a black person this is offensive. One is a function of behavior, there is nothing anyone has to do to be the race they are, nothing! To be homosexual you have to act on a certain behavior. Race is a benign. One has to ask, don't standards maen anything? Serving is not a right, you have to conform to the organization you want to join standards, not have the organization subordinate itself to you. The individuals giving their opinion (Obama, Mullen, Gates) are so far and long removed from the working end of the military(Obama has never had any skin in the game) (they are politicians, pampered perfumed princes)they will not have to deal with any ramifications, the...

Gen. Mc Chrystal's rules the ROE are dreamt up by "pampered perfumed princes" 8,000 miles away, who don't fight wars. The enhanced changes are from this adminstration, putting pressure on the commanders to minimize civilian casualities (which we try to do anyway). Anyone who looks at the ROE know know they will get you killed. Our enemies know this, they get papers, have the internet, and get CNN. The also engage in lawfare. Using our own rules and legal provisions against us. One, if captured allege abuse, and sure enough libs will come to their defense, and prosecute our own. I cite the cases of Lt Col Allen West, the Haditha Marines, many Gitmo guards, and now 3 Navy Seals. Either you get in it to win it and vanquish your enemy, or...