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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-27-07 08:29 PM
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Active duty US Army officer writes article says Iraq is Vietnam.....
Edited on Fri Apr-27-07 08:42 PM by Postman
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/26/AR2007042602230_pf.html

"After going into Iraq with too few troops and no coherent plan for postwar stabilization, America's general officer corps did not accurately portray the intensity of the insurgency to the American public,"

Yingling said he decided to write the article after attending Purple Heart and deployment ceremonies for Army soldiers. "I find it hard to look them in the eye," he said in an interview. "Our generals are not worthy of their soldiers."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6600893.stm

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/27/a-failure-in-generalship/
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-27-07 08:49 PM
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delete --dupe
Edited on Fri Apr-27-07 08:50 PM by Ilsa
any time soon. He'll be held back for not being a "team player" when all he did was tell the truth, including about his emotional state in dealing with the outcomes from occupying Iraq.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-27-07 08:49 PM
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1. I guess Yingling isn't looking for a promotion
any time soon. He'll be held back for not being a "team player" when all he did was tell the truth, including about his emotional state in dealing with the outcomes from occupying Iraq.
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