This isn't some dirty hippie yelling into a microphone. This is the former commander of CentCom saying that he thinks that the lead-up to the war and it's aftermath were poorly planned and led by a group of idealists. He apparently doesn't want us to pull out early (which shows more spine than some 'pubs I've heard recently) or lose. Not having read the book, I can't comment on his counter-plan.
I have had enough of it. Just because this guy does not believe in pre-emptive strikes and attempted nation building that is definitely in our national interests, does not give him the right to write the barf down and make money to the detriment of our military! OUR KIDS!
General Barfsalot can wait until we either finish the job or give it up to rail against the Bush admin and to hawk his crummy book!
But hell no! He joins the now long list of perverts who publish their garbage and call it free speech!
You know, change a few names around and the last few paragraphs could have been written by an over-zealous anti-Bush DU'er.
You're taking criticism of the war plan to mean that Gen. Zinni either wants troops to die, or wants the US to fail. You're taking this way too personally. Calm down and read the entire interview. Gen. Zinni is as angry as you are, but for slightly different reasons, and he's just as worried about those men. He thinks that these people are screwing up, and that if they don't change their plan the Iraq war will fail, and a lot more of our men will have died for nothing.
I have come almost to the point of going postal about this! The country that I know and defended is not going to tolerate this crap lying down.
I repudiate this man and those like him who do this. They collectively do more damage to this country than a thousand enemies. They are despicable.
Hyperbole. General Zinni has given a lot to this country, and we should have enough respect to at least hear him out.
Huh? I don't respect anybody who goes on the fifth column program, 60 minutes, to peddle a book and receive his 30 pieces of silver.
Why? he has nothing to bring to the table. He is hawking another stinking book!
Some sixteen of these little ditty's thusfar and counting, and we are still some 6 months away from the election. these books are quoted everyday in congress and the media.
Sorry about the hyperbole, but cuss words are not acceptable on the forum!
Yes, I have had it! I am beginning to wonder what in America is worth saving! "Let the Islamists have it", is the underlying effect of losing in this effort.
I won't sit here and say we have not made a mistake in Iraq. We have made several, but at the time it seemed a good idea. It was not until afterwards that it became evident that laying off all the Iraqi military soldiers for example was a terrible idea.
All the pundits did not see it either, they only offered their sage advice after it was obvious it was a failed policy.
We have been very much smarter recently and even with this little uprising business, we have turned the corner.
I believe Meyers is right when he said "we are not on the verge of failure, we are on the verge of success!"
I implore these people to hold their critsism until and unless it becomes evident that we are losing control.
And I am confident that we are gaining huge victories in this situation. The news is there but you cannot hear it for the noise.