Winslow is another leader of our nation. He is hard hitting, intelligent and a leader that cares a lot about the declining condition of our nation. Importantly, he also provides solutions to the problems he points out. I am blessed to be his friend and to learn from him over the years. I first met him when he was a staffer with the Senate, and he had me over to brief other staffers on the U.S. officer corps (as part of my work on Path to Victory: America’s Army and the Revolution in Human Affairs). Since his retirement, Winslow is the director of the Straus Reform Project located at the Center of Defense Information (CDI). Unlike most other think tanks, Win (as he is called) tells it like it is much to the dislike of the defense and political establishment. But, Win does not do his analysis on pure gut feelings; he uses thorough analysis of budgets and decisions to hand over his verdicts. Winslow is another leader this country needs right now, but due to “American Exceptionalism,” all but ignores. Please read the following essay that looks at the ethical demise of a large organization that in fact espouses high ethical performance. This comes about when the rhetoric becomes the truth in the ears of its leaders and power corrupts. It is because the entire Air Force is led by “cheerleaders,” where preserving the status quo (the money) is more important than its original values system.
COUNTERPUNCH.COM
July 23, 2008
Failures of Intellect and Ethics
An Air Force in Free Fall
By WINSLOW T. WHEELER
Don Vandergriff 