CULTURE OF INTIMIDATION??!! I'll show you intimidation, maggot! DROP AND GIVE ME FIFTY!!
Posted on 06/14/2006 12:37:37 PM PDT by Parmy
Edited on 06/14/2006 12:47:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
In all likelihood, this general would have done as Norman Schwarzkoft did, use an inordinantly large number of troops to secure victory.
The plans these generals have are:
A. Take the country
B. Overthrow the leader
C. Immediately come home
The guys who are the commanding generals now are the guys who were first leutenants in 68,69 and 70 in Vietnam. Their thinking is overly impregnated with the thought - Win and Leave.
We kept troops in Germany for 61 years (and counting). It is a little absurd to think we can take a country of 30,000,000 - 40,000,000 and then leave in a year.
This is 21st Centruy warfare. These generals need to learn to fight 21st century wars.
Very unfortunate that this doggie general chose to try and convict the Marines in the process of taking a shot at Rumsfeld. No matter how you feel about Rumsfeld, there is plenty of doubt in many minds that anything at all happened at Haditha than just a firefight. I doubt that a retired Army general would have access to any information indicating otherwise.
He should be ashamed.
I sent a similar message directly to the general at his new company:
sales@kleinsteel.com
Batiste was recently interviewed on PBS. During the discussion he argued that the Pentagon had introduced a climate of intimidation (which he did little to prove). He wanted mre troops in Iraq and was against the disbandment of the Iraqi military. However, despite his claim that he retired at a time when "I had a very promising career before me," the guy seems a 60 watt performer with a 100 watt mouth. I think we can be thankful he is out of the military.
Yes!!!
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