Rice touts discipline in press club speech

[unhappycamper]

Rice touts discipline in press club speech
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, April 18, 2008

Servicemembers who engage in criminal behavior “do not represent the United States,” and the military will continue dealing with misconduct in an aggressive manner, the U.S. Forces Japan commander said Monday during a speech at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.

Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr. also praised the “tens of thousands of U.S. servicemembers and their families” stationed in Japan who “conduct themselves in a way that we are proud of,” according to a transcript of his remarks provided by USFJ.

“The actions of one person can negatively impact all of the hard work done by our thousands of servicemembers,” Rice said. “The people that fail to uphold the highest standards do not represent the United States, and together we must jointly understand that the behavior of a few must not undermine our healthy and productive alliance.

“We must not take our eyes off of our shared values and long-term goals while dealing with those who fail to uphold the highest standards.”

Rice, also the 5th Air Force commander at Yokota Air Base, made the appearance following recent high-profile allegations of crimes by U.S. servicemembers, including the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl on Okinawa and the alleged robbery-murder of a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=54117



uhc comment: The Rice in the article is this one -->

Not this one -->

[saltpoint]

1. Condoleezza Rice, for me, is the symbol of categorical failure in the

Bush administration. Not that there aren't several others to choose from.

She's wildly incapable of the tasks to which she was assigned and she's extraordinarily off-putting in personality as well.

[Serial Mom]

2. Ever notice this mis-administration's focus on behavior?

Saddam didn't behave properly and look what happened to him!

And yet the CIC acts like a spoiled 11 year old brat!!