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Wed Apr-12-06 04:50 PM
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5th US WAR LEADER RESIGNS: DOBBS REPORTS TOP OF HOUR |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 04:59 PM by Jeffersons Ghost
Making him the 5th Top Brass Iraq leader to leave over inexperienced President and Defense Secretary, Major General Batiste resigns. Rum-Dumb will be on the defensive and get plenty of heat. CNN asks, SHOULD THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESIGN?
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:52 PM
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1. No, he should be drawn and quartered |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 05:01 PM by corkhead
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:55 PM
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on the same wavelength. I made that same comment today at work talking about the creep.
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:58 PM
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9. in the military it's best to shut up or when speaking mean what you say |
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Chimps that ducked out of their duty can't quite understand the concept.
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:56 PM
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8. Watch Lou Dobbs -- Butcher at large LOL |
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He's sharpening his knife as we speak... There going to run out of top leadership at this rate. Generals care for their troops and are sick of stay an ametauristic "stay course" strategy, which is no strategy at all.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:01 PM
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Stay the course is not a strategy, it's a sound byte!!
And 'we'll stand down when they stand up' is also not strategy. If that's the case, we'll be there forever...........
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Wed Apr-12-06 06:02 PM
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31. I call it a Hamburger Hill mentality |
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"sick of stay an ametauristic "stay course" strategy, which is no strategy at all."
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:08 PM
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14. FOUR RETIRED GENERALS ALREADY DEMAND RUMDUMBS RESIGNATION |
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One says He got tired of "burying the results" of poor decisions.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:52 PM
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24. I'd Settle for a Fair War-Crimes Trial in the Hague |
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Wed Apr-12-06 06:03 PM
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32. Rummy could use his bird flu profits on a good lawyer. |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:56 PM
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25. skewered and roasted on an open flame... |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:56 PM
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26. ...and whatever's left set on fire. |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:58 PM
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28. Keel-hauling could be fun |
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if that's your sort of thing
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:52 PM
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41. Flogged around the fleet and then keelhauled! |
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:54 PM
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2. Those 5 were just disgruntled "dead enders" with a political |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 04:54 PM by The_Casual_Observer
agenda.:sarcasm:
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:54 PM
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3. I think Rummy should have a pole driven up his ass and then paraded |
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through the country on tour.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:57 PM
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27. I like the way you think |
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:rofl:
Rummy on a stick - a new treat for your kids :rofl:
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:54 PM
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4. Did they say why he resigned? |
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Did he pipe up, get honest, and fail to select for promotion? Or any one of the foregoing?
It'll be interesting to hear from him once he's collecting his check on the first of the month...
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:10 PM
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15. He's HIGHLY critical of RUM DUMB and His Royal Chimpness like others |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:27 PM
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Wonder when his last day on ACDU is, between leave and whatnot? Odds are good he has 60 on the books--they never let you take leave from those jobs. With any luck, we'll be hearing from him by summer!
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:54 PM
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5. more relevant question: who would replace him? |
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My sense is that everyone involved would be pleased to throw him overboard if they could get anyone else to take the job. I can't imagine anyone wants it, though, because all Rumsfeld's replacement will be able to do is preside over the ultimate failure and pullout.
C ya,
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:12 PM
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17. There'a plenty of replacments but few yes men make General usually |
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Making yes-men into generals gets GIs killed and loses battles.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:29 PM
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20. Look at that dipstick BOYKIN...and SANCHEZ!!! |
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Neither are prizes on their good days...but under Rummy, it's fuck up, move up!
Is there any wonder why there have been "thousands" of mistakes in our prosecution of Operation Iraqi Liberation (OIL)?
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:55 PM
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6. He needs to be iced (his panties, that is). |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 04:55 PM by valerief
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Wed Apr-12-06 04:55 PM
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7. To quote Carlos Mencia: "DEE dee-deeeeeeeeee!!!" |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:00 PM
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10. When did he actually resign? |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:37 PM
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22. likely earlier but he announced it today, with very critical comments |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 05:38 PM by Jeffersons Ghost
While he didn't target Bushie with remarks he blasted rum-dumb.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:00 PM
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11. Listen Up Sheeple! n/t |
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:05 PM
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13. Like Rummy gives a crap |
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Edited on Wed Apr-12-06 05:09 PM by LoKnLoD
he's made millions off of the bird flu and tamiflu already, that's all these POS neocons care about, he just collecting checks till bush hands him over to the mob before nov 2006.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:12 PM
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16. My God, Can't the Supreme Court do something? |
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It's getting a little crazy around the Executive Branch and the Congress are Eunuchs! Help?
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:59 PM
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30. Um, they already did. They appointed bush president |
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I think we can do without any more of their 'help"
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:21 PM
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18. WOW the military is rebelling and don't want to be part of |
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WWIII machine... Rumsfeld must be senile!!!
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:32 PM
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21. Either that, or when he calls them on the carpet, they want to be able to |
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sit their asses down while they are getting their asses chewed for hours on end.
Rummy must have hemorrhoids--he does NOT sit. He has this stupid desk, it is like a drafting table, and he STANDS at at in his goofy hiking boots--sometimes for hours.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:37 PM
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...and then he should get an all-expense-paid trip to The Hague.
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Wed Apr-12-06 05:59 PM
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29. was vietnam this bad? |
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Was Westmorland there for a while?
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Wed Apr-12-06 06:06 PM
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A Vietnam type war should only come once in a Super Power's lifetime. If George Bush had participated in that war, it would have.
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Wed Apr-12-06 06:06 PM
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34. Didn't Seymour Hersh's art. mention potential high-level resignations? |
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I wonder if there's a connection to be made.
QDM
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:40 PM
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39. In the NPR "Fresh Air" interview, he said Rumsfeld was interfering |
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with the Pentagon in the promotion process from 3-star to 4-star general.
Apparently, the Pentagon has always done this without input from the SOD, but now Rumsfeld in overseeing these promotions.
Wonder if BushCo wants to replace these retiring top brass with "Stepford Generals"
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Wed Apr-12-06 06:25 PM
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35. Batiste retired from the Army on November 1, 2005 |
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Wed Apr-12-06 07:28 PM
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36. ...if all the good guys/gals resign, who will stop the coup? |
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Wed Apr-12-06 07:33 PM
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37. Just alien lizards, like Rumsferatu |
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:31 PM
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38. anybody here know if this many top brass departing during war time is new? |
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:52 PM
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40. It's extremely rare in history. Likely a new record in US military actions |
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Let's recap: Borrowed more money than all other Presidents combined. Got away with more high crimes than any US President. Gave more tax breaks and loop-holes to the ultra-rich than any other President. Exported more jobs than all presidents combined. Spent more on defense than any other president.
you know -- in retrospect the generals lost thing isn't such an impressive record, is it?
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Thu Apr-13-06 05:49 PM
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42. thanks. i thought it pretty unprecedented, but i have a limited grasp on |
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war history. i have always hated war, and dislike hearing about it more than necessary. (that means getting the basics - who did what, to whom, why, and what were the underlying motivations - and what new atrocities were invented or rediscovered this time around)
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