[Steven W.]

He noted that General Eric Shinseki, the former US Army Chief of Staff, was sacked for demanding more troops, while General John Abizaid, Central Command’s commander, was the only general to have differed publicly with Mr Rumsfeld and survived.

What propaganda - one wonders ... everybody knows Shinseki was out because he isn't Patton & I think Patton was the only person other than himself to have held that position for as long as he had and was long overdue for replacement.

[Terpfen]

Patton was never Army Chief of Staff.