While there exists a radio scum who wouldn't know honesty or integrity if they bit him on the ankle and who claims to hold the title of truth detector, Hack is the real deal when it comes to ferreting out the straight skinny when it affects the well-being and survival of the guys who are where the bullets are whizzing by. From grunt to battlefield commanders, Hack knows where every would-be secret is to be found and will uncover every nefarious misfeasence of commanders and DOD civilians who think that the lives of the young troops are on the line solely to advance the careers and political asperations of the brass and civilian neo-cons.
Early on, Hack saw the SecDef for the egomaniac that he has demonstrated to the discerning public to be. He also pegged the current JCS as a bunch of yes-men who would tell the SecDef and the hell-bent to invade Iraq POTUS anything they thought the big guys wanted to hear if it might enhance their already august positions.
Hackworth is the type of leader who should be CinC and running these far flung conflicts vis-a-vis the current gang that couldn't shoot straight we now are forced to suffer.
"IF" what you claim is true then why has he been silent about that "vietnam warlord" demanding we make him president?
The gang that cannot shoot straight has taken down two totalitarian states, kept the US from having another attack, and is assisting those same states to become self-governing. Hack is a great man? Isn't he one of the ones who did so much to assure the horrible pictures out of abu Graib became public and thus inspiration for many anti-American zealots? If so, thanks a lot, Hack, you genius and self-promoting great military man and real patriot.