[leadpenny]

I think we’re still feeling the effects of the Shinseki flap. IIRC, Rumsfeld announced 13 months in advance that Keane (the vice) would replace him. When it came time for Shinseki to retire, Keane turned the Chief’s job down too. That’s when Sec Army White and Rumfeld brought back Schoomaker from retirement. No telling how many two and three stars got their hat at that time. It just seems like a deep hole for the Army leadership to crawl out of, and it has an impact all the way down through the ranks.

I think Gates is a straight shooter. He doesn’t have much of an alternative.

[Bombard]

GO NAVY!!!!

[colorado tanker]

I hope you’re right about Gates. His being so closely associated with Bush 41’s crew of “realists” makes me nervous as does his surrender over Gen. Pace.