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Bush Slaps Down Top General After He Calls For Troops To Be Pulled Out Of Iraq
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8-14-2005 | Philip Sherwell

Posted on 08/13/2005 6:43:39 PM PDT by blam

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To: blam

Something troubles me about this story. I'm sure there is some truth to what happened but I don't understand why Rumsfeld or Myers didn't do the "rebuking?" Casey was the Army Vice Chief before taking his current job and he knows that you don't talk out of school. I can't believe Bush would have bypassed the SecDef. Could it be that Rummy had already cleared Casey's remarks?


61 posted on 08/13/2005 11:57:20 PM PDT by leadpenny
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To: blam

The photos in the article says it all. Orson Wells was right.


62 posted on 08/14/2005 12:06:20 AM PDT by Tempest
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To: Tempest

Right.
And Casey was "out of line".
His Commander -in-Chief did what he had to do.
Orwell had the "game" figured out.
Not all bad for a Brit.
Eh?


63 posted on 08/14/2005 6:17:46 AM PDT by CBart95
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To: blam

the headline is extremely misleading

I lived overseas and I noticed that the foreign press often reported what they wished was happening in the USA rather than what actually was happening.

Reason you havent heard about Bush "slapping down" this guy in the press here, is it didnt happen.

There is nothing wrong with saying that the American commitment can be reduced when Iraqis are able to take over.


64 posted on 08/14/2005 6:22:57 AM PDT by atlanta67
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To: samadams2000

""Wow..I assumed he was taking his que from the W-house when I heard that statement. Very disturbing and deadly diarhrhea of the mouth then.""


i find it disturbing that you so readily believe the foreign press


65 posted on 08/14/2005 6:24:42 AM PDT by atlanta67
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To: CarrotAndStick

who said democracy in china must be brought by the sword??

USSR had more nukes than China does.

While Russian isnt a democracy, or at least much of one, the threat has been lessened.

Problem is Ive hrad that the Chinese govt is actually more reasonable than the average Chinese citizen


66 posted on 08/14/2005 6:27:38 AM PDT by atlanta67
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To: atlanta67

Actually I heard it with my own ears.


67 posted on 08/14/2005 10:34:48 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Pitchforks and Lanterns..with a smiley face!)
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To: ArmyBratproud
In other news....its a warm night here in Central Texas.

Like 94 with a heat index of 104??? British media? A tub of salt needed.

IF the general did say this - he has forgotten that he follows orders just as the men in the field do. And I imagine Dubya via Rummy will remind him in no uncertain terms.

68 posted on 08/14/2005 3:43:50 PM PDT by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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