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To: NormsRevenge

First fire all O-6s and above (Col/Capt and Gen/Adm). Then promote warriors. Any officers above O-5 (LTC/CDR) got their on politics. They sucked up to the leaders who sucked up to the SecDef who sucked up to POTUS. Almost all the "leadership" were promoted to O-6 by Clinton. Are you surprised that they whine? Frankly, I am surprised that we have as many halfway decent flag officers as we do. As for all the complaints about "boots on the ground", I have yet to hear one person say, "When I was asked by the President, 'What do you need?'. I told him MORE TROOPS." I have yet to hear it, because they did not say it.


17 posted on 04/13/2006 4:50:01 PM PDT by Rodentking (There is no God but Yahweh and Moses is his prophet - http://www.airpower.blogspot.com/)
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To: Rodentking
First fire all O-6s and above (Col/Capt and Gen/Adm). Then promote warriors. Any officers above O-5 (LTC/CDR) got their on politics.
Sort of like when Stalin executed all of his generals.. and colonels.. and majors.. and then promoted everyone below that. Works wonders for morale.
57 posted on 04/13/2006 6:28:39 PM PDT by thisiskubrick (may the running liberal pig-dogs be turned into bbq toasties in the sea of fire)
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To: Rodentking
Almost all the "leadership" were promoted to O-6 by Clinton.
75 posted on 04/13/2006 9:16:07 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Rodentking

***I have yet to hear one person say, "When I was asked by the President, 'What do you need?'. I told him MORE TROOPS." I have yet to hear it, because they did not say it.***

Then you haven't been paying attention. Rumsfeld fired Shinseki for saying just that. He was fired.


90 posted on 04/13/2006 11:25:21 PM PDT by Gamecock ("I save dead people" -- God (Eph 2:5))
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