Abu Ghraib general describes her Iraq tour

AP ^ | 8/27/05 | CHARLES J. HANLEY

[Valin]

WHAT! No guards in nazi uniforms? Just another whitewash.

[Semper Paratus]

Who cares a washed-out General has to say?

[NonValueAdded]

From those snippets is sounds like she forgot she was a general and could, you know, issue orders or something. She wasn't there as a journalist yet it reads like she had that sort of detachment. Look for her book, coming to the Dollar Store sooner than she thinks.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Karpinski maintains she didn't know about the detainee torture and humiliation, that higher-ups encouraged the cruel treatment, and that male Army "Regulars" made her a scapegoat as a woman and a reservist.

How many submarine captains go public saying they were scapegoated when their submarine gets grounded on a reef and they get relieved of command?

Sounds like the lady brigadier got promoted on the military's unofficial affirmative action for women program. She's not fit for command. If she was any kind of leader, she would have taken it upon herself to make things right instead of whining that her superiors didn't do it for her. When you have stars on the lapel, you're expected to make things happen, not sit around and bitch that somebody else isn't doing it for you.

[Wormwood]

The Peter Principle strikes again.

[elhombrelibre]

She knew nothing about the abuse, yet she knows the cruelty was encouraged by higher-ups. And if you think that makes sense, buy the book.

[TADSLOS]

I predict she will join the Cindy tour any day now.

[Pukin Dog]

Damn, this bitch makes me nauseous.

Apparently, with no clue about leadership and rank, this idiot tries to classify herself as victim, when her rank gave her the ability to stop or change any behavior she found less than acceptable. Did she take any action to change things? Did she report her concerns to other flag officers?

No.

The stupid broad, says "who me?" when reminded about her responsibilities in that uniform she proudly displays but did not earn.

Only under the Clinton Administration could such an ineffectual, unqualified, know-nothing, clown like this become a General. This country will be paying for DECADES for the mistake of having the Clinton lead this nation.

[Sofa King]

""Karpinski maintains she didn't know about the detainee torture and humiliation, that higher-ups encouraged the cruel treatment,"

Blatant contradiction. She didn't know that it was happening, but she new that it was the higher-ups that were encouraging it? That's a CYA lie if I've ever seen one.

Critical thinking 101.

[DCMB]

Can anyone say dereliction of duty? This woman is one
sick puppy.

[dts32041]

Kapinski's problem, never used command authority, was a bosom buddy of claudia kennedy, beloved in the COOS program, when placed in a room with a bullet and a pistol did not know which end to use.

I use to have privates that knew more about commanding than she did.

Of course if her senior NCO's knew there stuff instead of being PA WV prison guards none of the crap would have occurred, but like the captain of the ship, you should know what you are doing.

[Valin]

Michael Moore? Of course that begs the question, who care what Michael Moore says.

[DTogo]

No General, you were the unit's commander, and the buck stops with you. Despite the confusion and need to adapt and overcome in wartime, you failed to do so. You're finished. Go peddle your woe-is-me-the-female-general story to the MSM.

[Valin]

They deserve each other.

[dts32041]

Obviously this officer never heard of General Evelyn Foote, and inductee into the Military Police Hall of fame.

I don't think Karpinginski is going to make it.

[colorcountry]

It's Bush's fault.

[A.A. Cunningham]

I'll bet she blubbered when she lost her star.

[Ajnin]

I think she didn't get what she wanted out of the military, threw a tantrum and then tried to blow in the CIA and MI in a scandal. Of course, she got screwed. LOL

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

So this slug non-leader in a general's uniform insists she didn't know about the "cruel" treatment of the prisoners, but she knows that the higher ups encouraged it. Better get your story straight, Janis. Too late, the book is out. What a moron.

[Swiss]

At a Superwalmart where I worked we had a store manager with over 20 years service to the company fired. His crime was a new cashier sold alcohol to an undercover agent.

Luckly this General doesn't represent most Army leaders because if she did I would suggest turning things over to Walmart.