MilBlogging Hurdle #1b... more specific

I'm not used to the brevity of good blogging. Haven't written much except my own chicken-scratch journaling since the days of "research papers" and X000-minimum word essays.
But the discipline of concisely conveying a single point is something I look forward to working toward.

Last post discussed the Problem #1 with a "military blog" -- the lack of a coherent "military opinion." Or more specifically, the strange dynamic between the military's fairly common values (respect, discipline, physical/mental/moral toughness, and service/sacrifice) and the individual experience and opinions that each recruit or officer brings from home -- with the added twist of VASTLY different personal experiences while in uniform, which reinforce those values or cause doubt/disillusionment.

Even concerning strategy and tactics, the study of the military is more of an Art than a Science. And hell, even medical doctors--as a profession grounded in fairly inflexible scientific knowledge of the human body and cellular behavior--seemingly can't agree on a single drug or treatment. It is ridiculous to believe that even generals, having studied the same military history, will glean from their studies the same lessons on how to proceed. (and in fact, on Iraq policy their opinions have varied greatly, often diverging from official policy, and often not agreeing with the majority of grunts' ideas). That's the military. At the very top letters the monolithic bureaucracy seeps into everything. But on any practical level, the idea of "One Magical Solution Troops Believe In" is about as reasonable as finding One Scientific Consensus on the origin of life.
So nobody, whatever their credentials, can claim to speak with all certainty for "the troops". Including me.

Note to Congress, John McCain, Tony Snow, cable news blowhards:
THIS MEANS YOU TOO.