[A Jovial Cad]

*Just for you, a Readers Digest version...*

Ha, ha, okay. I enjoy reading a witty riposte, even if it's directed at me.

*elfman2 claims the Marines didn't come up with their plan to withdraw from Fallujah. He's wrong.*

I don't follow what you're specifically referring to in his posts, but I'll let elfman2 speak to that. I think his general point, and one well-taken, is that the *overall* policy is being muddled by conflicting directives from way, way above the field level--just like it was done in a certain Southeast Asian country 30+ years ago. And we all *know* what a bang-up success *that* turned out to be....

[elfman2]

"I don't follow what you're specifically referring to in his posts, but I'll let elfman2 speak to that. "

From what you write, what he’s referring to exists only in his imagination. I refuse to read his post. Once someone behaves so dishonestly and then starts name calling, they’re not worth recognizing. Life’s too short to get sucked into that.

[Rokke]

Well, at least someone's got a sense of humor. My post to him is in reference to an earlier thread in which he was adamant that the Marines did not design their current withdrawal strategy.