Exactly LL, and, IMHO, therein lies some of the problem - Peters and these generals want the Pentagon to stay the same - - the generals wanted to keep the cushy jobs in the Pentagon and don't want the transformation. They're all has-beens that are trying to sell books and/or get a job in a Dem Pentagon. They hate it that Rummy has so much experience (Congress, Sec of Def x2, WH Chief of Staff, CEO of a major corp, etc.)and the SOD in the Clintoon admin
Cohen, Perry, etc can't hold a candle to him - - talk about incompetence!
Peters just hit a nerve w me dis'ing Gen Franks.
He lost me completely with that one. Talk about impugning people. What does he think he's doing. He just dissed the entire Air Force.
Yep, for a long time the Pentagon has had too much of a "the Soviets are still the enemy" type organization. Rummy is trying to make the armed forces more flexible to deal with the real threats we have today which require a different skill sets. Tragically, a lot of military brass want to fight the last war...
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Excellent song T
With me too.
April 19, 2006
U.S. Generals Call for Resignation of Media Leaders
by Scott Ott
(2006-04-19) — A growing movement of retired and active-duty U.S. military officers, angry at the mismanagement, arrogance and even deception that have hampered U.S. efforts to secure peace and democracy in Iraq, have begun quietly calling for the resignation of top leaders they blame for the difficulties.
“I believe that it’s time for them to step down,” said one unnamed retired three-star general. “The editors of The New York Times and Washington Post and the news producers at CNN, CBS, NBC and ABC should resign effective immediately.”
“They’ve formed a tight cabal that focuses only on news that reinforces their neo-journ ideology,” said another unnamed general. “Despite the urgent need for actual reporting from Iraq, they have failed to put enough boots on the ground in country.”
“As civilians, they make editorial decisions without any understanding of history or military strategy,” said another retired officer, “and they’re trying to run the war coverage from hotels in the cloister of the Green Zone, without consulting with our leaders and troops on the frontlines.”
The generals who all requested anonymity, in the words of one, “so I won’t be bothered by a bunch of calls from reporters writing redundant stories,” said the leading news media gatekeepers should be replaced by “more centrist voices” who will be honest with America, and not blindly devoted “advancing the neo-journ agenda.”
“We’d like to see leaders in there who will cover the Iraq story as Americans, or at least as those who believe in liberty,” said one active-duty general who has worked closely with reporters and editors.
Meanwhile, New York Times Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. brushed off what he called “the incessant drumbeat of negativity” from opponents of his administration.
“You can’t relieve your top commanders while your side is winning,” Mr. Sulzberger said. “Frankly, the Pentagon doesn’t direct enough attention to the car bombings, sectarian strife and rumblings of civil war which show that we’re making progress in Iraq every day.”
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MR. HU, TEAR DOWN THIS FIREWALL:
http://skeptipundit.blogspot.com/2006/04/mr-hu-tear-down-this-firewall.html
Snip:
The visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States this week is an ideal moment for a message to be delivered to the Chinese leadership class - that if the Chinese nation wishes to take its place in the international community, it must allow the Chinese people to participate in the global internet community. Currently the Chinese government is trying to operate a national intranet, monitoring and filtering the links between China and the rest of the world with what has been dubbed the "Great Firewall of China", and also monitoring internal content with a force of 30,000 thought-police.
Excellent point.