Then, help me out. Why doesn't he support what we are doing in Iraq?
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...Realizing that I can't really speak for him myself,
...I don't think JOE GALLOWAY agrees with Defense Secretary RUMSFELD's current handling of the Iraq War, nor the Secretary's present and future plans for changing the size and shape of our Military Forces in order to adapt to their future missions in our new Century, the LIBERTY Century.
...GALLOWAY sided against RUMSFELD on behalf of former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Senseki when the General stated to Congress that we would need at least a quarter of a million Troops in Iraq to get the job done right. This General is now retired.
...Agree with him or not, JOE feels what he feels very deeply. Part of that was shown at the end of "WE WERE SOLDIERS" with actor Barry Pepper tearfully portraying him while trying to type up our IA DRANG Battle Story.
For it really is,
'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...
...and YOUNG'..
...as JOE so wonderfully put it in his Bestselling Book that the Movie "WE WERE SOLDIERS" is based on.
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I've been a regular reader of Joe's column for a couple years. He never supported this war, from what I remember.
I think he's stuck in the Vietnam mentality, and has become even more pacifistic since growing older. I've noticed this phenom. in older warriors. They seem to discount selective facts...
Maybe Joe is hanging out with too many Hollywood types.