By Captain William Bradley, USMC
“If a unit is not well trained, its men know it. This fact adversely affects their confidence, especially if they anticipate there is a possibility of using that training in a critical situation. Every soldier likes to feel that he is playing on a winning team he knows he can’t win if he isn’t well trained.” Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, U.S. Army
It is through training through constant realistic and repetitious training of individuals and units that military organizations acquire the skills they need to succeed on the battlefield. Nothing peacetime leaders do is more important.
from helicopter attack again, a nerve agent. martha: general jack keane, thank you. still ahead tonight, how china is signaling that it may waive the white flag, at least to some extent when it comes to these terrorists. a fascinating, shifting in this issue. what does it really mean here? also the president s longtime lawyer report will be under investigation for the $130,000 payment, $150,000 payment to the trump foundation from a ukrainian all is dark. many are remembering that same goal is arc remained payment from the clinton foundation. mark eason and the panel weighs in next. long lasting.
prices. as cnbc reported at the end of 2014, as the price of oil hits a four year low of $70 a barrel, the opec nations oil dependent country is set to implode. a prediction which came true. the crisis meant that the nationalized venezuelan oil monopoly which made up the vast majority of the economy was unable to move as much crude oil as it had hoped, particularly to the leftist ally cuba which cancelled funds for an oil refinery last year. the crash has made living conditions for many unbearable. cnbc and the imf are predicting inflation rates to rise 720s. many citizens have taken to purchasing basic necessities on the black market as a result which brings us to the latest developments that horrifying helicopter attack a week ago today. anti-maduro lawmakers were beaten by a pro government mob
we re following breaking news out of the vatican. australian cardinal george pell is facing sex abuse charges. authorities did not provide additional details yet about accusations in his home country. we do know they include here, the unknown is the ages of the victims. we re told there are multiple complaints. cardinal pell denies the allegations and says he plans to take leave from the vatican to defend himself. meanwhile, growing concerns that venezuela is on the brink of civil war, its attorney general now barred from leaving the country, her assets frozen, this after the brazen helicopter attack on the country s supreme court. the chopper was found in the
what s happening is a massive conflict of authority. these will develop until late july when president maduro s called for election, for constitutional reform to write a new draft of the national constitution in caracas. cannot overstate the misery of the venezuelan people. the helicopter attack really crystallizes what is happening there. i mean, just really a tough situation. much let s check on cnn money stream this morning. global stock markets, u.s. futures mostly higher today after wall street rebounded from tuesday s losses. big tech stocks boosting the nasdaq to its biggest rally since the election. the s&p 500 had its best day in two months. you can thank bank stocks. they rose sharply after the fed gave american banks a clean bill of health. stocks fell tuesday after the senate delayed its vote on the health care bill. that prompted worries about the future of the president s economic agenda. you still have that push/pull between what s happening with earnings and cer