Posted on 08/26/2007 10:21:51 AM PDT by rahbert
All from the same cloth... look up “Fire the Generals!” by Douglas A. Macgregor. I think Macgregor was a battalion commander at 73 Easting...
His critics didn't say that the small force advocated by Rummy couldn't defeat the Iraqi army. They said a small force wouldn't be sufficient to control the rear areas as the army advanced. This is of course what happened.
If the Democrats and the MSM hadn’t given aid and comfort to the enemy, this would be over by now. Rush may not have served, but he’s a brilliant man who would be a pretty good military strategist if he had the opportunity.
You're a good example of what I was describing, the sort who only sees events in a Republican vs Democrat paradigm. It's certainly the blindered vision of Rush Limbaugh who demonstrates little familiarity with military affairs, past or present.
John Abizaid testified before Senate that Shinseki had been correct. Is he “a Clinton holdover” as well?
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