Respond to what. You gave me nothing but a temper tantrum.
We don’t like each other. By now we both think of each other as blowhards. Fine, who cares. Let’s go beyond that.
You claim to have the authority (and an interest) to get me into the Pentagon? Let’s go with that.
Background… I didn’t like the ceasefires from the beginning. Always suspected someone above the Marines going wobbly. I promoted that idea here a week into the battle and caught the same kind of shit you’re putting out now.
Then came the USA today interview saying the Governing Counsel and Bremer pressed it. To me that was confirmation. New war, same Vietnameque BS.
Then comes gandalftb, with reports of Marines walking into an ambush and taking several days to pull it together. Now (yesterday) talk from him of borrowing armor from the Army, AC out of area and late to arrive, ect… No marrying that with a timeline, so no telling if the Marines had that before or after ceasefire implemented. There’s a big difference.
I don’t know what you imagine with me going to the Pentagon, but I’d like to know why there’s never been a story from someone quoting USMC commanders in Iraq about their view of the ceasefire. Not their view of the Fallujah Brigade creation, the ceasefire. I’ve looked for it.
I think it’s because it was rammed down their throat. I take it that you think General Conway made the call irrespective of political pressure. Fine put me in touch with someone who knows this personally and is willing to talk on record. Or can find a report of it. AFAIK, no report exists.
Freepermail me. I’ll give you my name and number even my address if they need it, but I’m going to need to make the call to your contact so that I know who I’m speaking with.
You real enough to arrange that?