In the wake of the Chattanooga shootings, in which five unnamed U.S. servicemen were murdered by a self-radicalized jihadist, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno suggested that allowing soldiers on base or at recruiting centers “could cause more problems than it solves.”  With all due respect to his service and status, this is nonsense. As the Associated Press reported: "I think we have to be careful about over-arming ourselves, and I'm not talking about where you end up attacking each other," Odierno said during a morning breakfast. Instead, he said, it's more about "accidental discharges and everything else that goes along with having weapons that are loaded that causes injuries." These are soldiers trained in the use of firearms.  Many of those have seen combat, have been shot at, and have shot back.  In Chattanooga, the four Marines killed in the shooting rampage served a total of five tours in Iraq and...(Read Full Post)