[Dane]

Actually I trust my instincts more than some General anyday. If it is not about war planning, setting up battle plans, or assigning duties in military situations, a General is a poor person to ask about this and many other things.

So a Generals knowledge of the theater he has operated from is no good, while your non-experience in that same theater is superior.

OhhKayy.

[jeremiah]

A general gets to the position he is in, by playing the POLITICS game well. He is in fact a politician, not a leader of men when he opens his mouth. Of course in his expert opinion on all things concerning war, his opinion is strong, like Wesley Clarks opinion. Or do you discount ones opinion, and not the others, because they agree or disagree with you? I am a free citizen of this country, and MY opinion means as much as the generals in this regard, in fact much more to me. I am rarely in the majority with my opinions, this time I am, because this issue is about much more than trust. It is about open dealings, and listening to the sovereigns of this country, the US citizen.