[familyop]

This is why.

Commander’s veto sank Gulf buildup (Admiral Fallon opposes military move against Iran?)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834992/posts

Top US War Boss: We Can’t Ignore Iran [No other way but “arrangement” with Iran.]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840806/posts

Military action in Iran not in anyones interest, says Gates
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843874/posts

Gates declines to say who is winning war on terror
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844996/posts

[familyop]

They have to do what Commander-in-Chief Rice tells them to do. And some of her advice comes from the Board that Thompson is on.

[SoldierMedic]

I don't want somebody leading me who thinks about the repurcussions of walking into a mosque to kill a sniper, or the right way to say "I surrender" without looking weak. I want somebody who knows how to kick ass and take names, somebody who know how to defeat and keep down the enemy in the Area of Operation. How many ports do Iraq and Afghanistan have? Not enough to warrant a squid leading a ground force.

[A.A. Cunningham]

James Mattis: No better friend, no worse enemy.

[rlmorel]

I don’t give a crap what any of them say. Gen. Pace is a good man, and a damned fine Marine.

[oyez]

He's too blunt, too honest, too much of a fighter. That's the last thing Washington wants."

It takes a fighter to put an end to fight. If Harry Truman had listened to Douglas MacArthur we wouldn't be worrying about N Korea having nukes.

[ArtyFO]

More rubble, less trouble.

[SoCalPol]

There are also white hats fighting in the mountains in Afghanistan.
You can’t put the various military branches in a seperate cube as in previous wars.
There is much inter division then in the past.

[Lancey Howard]

So why was Mattis passed over? Says Peters: "He's too blunt, too honest, too much of a fighter. That's the last thing Washington a coward like Bush wants."

[Modok]

I think the answer is one of control right now. In the US mainland and on the ground elsewhere the Navy can’t do squat. They can make your day miserable but they cannot stick a gun behind your ear and end it like the Army and Marines can. The Navy is put in charge because there is apparently fear and Navy ships don’t sail on dry land.

[EverOnward]

"They're doing it because a Navy guy is the only one who can get confirmed in the Senate," Peters said.

Geez. Insanity reigns.