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Happy 121st Birthday General Patton! We Miss You!
General Geoge Patton website ^ | November 10, 2006 | me

Posted on 11/10/2006 6:40:39 PM PST by eleni121

November 11th is the general's birthday and he like Donald Rumsfeld, resigned during war. General Patton was relieved of his command and decided to resign and Rumsfeld ...well few know the real reason for his resignation...


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To: PzLdr

Yes we've gone over that. He had decided to resign but died before he could do so.

read the first four paragraphs

http://www.pattonhq.com/unknown/chap09.html


101 posted on 11/10/2006 8:57:39 PM PST by eleni121 (sometimes you have to cut off the limb to save the body)
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To: Larry Lucido

My great-grandma said he was the most foul-mouthed bastard she ever met.


102 posted on 11/10/2006 9:01:29 PM PST by patton (Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
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To: eleni121

He used to live in San Marino Calif. We used to live there. The town is rich with his history. He was a great man.


103 posted on 11/11/2006 6:36:54 AM PST by buffyt (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Pres. George Bush)
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To: patton

My beautiful grandmother cussed like a sailor. I think that was just the way people used to talk.


104 posted on 11/11/2006 6:37:29 AM PST by buffyt (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Pres. George Bush)
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To: Goreknowshowtocheat
The marines had already figured out how to beat the VC before the Westmoreland debacle. The night ambushes were devastating to VC. But, Westmoreland wanted a conventional war which was fine if you were fighting a war, but we were not. In Vietnam, we could have finished them off easily without wasting 50,000 GIs. Bomb the dykes and blockade the Haiphong harbor, North Vietman would have been finished in a couple of days. Even so, after Tet they were finished except for their rescue by the 5th column here at home. The Kennedy genocide did the trick for them.

You know I read somewhere that one of the North Viet. generals was told that our troops never lost a battle in that war and his reply was "That is true, but irrelevent."

105 posted on 11/11/2006 6:54:28 AM PST by mc5cents
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To: MNJohnnie

"Patton adapted his thinking to the war he was fighting, he did not try to force his mission to fit into his preconceived ideas. Don Rumsfeild was trying to teach you all those same lessons. And like Patton the brass hats hated him as much as they hated Patton in his day"

Now that is some serious delusion. The only thing Rumsfeld was teaching was how best to be a MacNamara clone. Hell, it got even more creepy when he even started combing his hair in the same way. I have no doubt that Patton would've come to detest Rumsfeld. There isn't an ounce of Patton in Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld isn't even fit to polish Patton's boots. Unfortunately, Rummy's replacement probably isn't going to be any better.


106 posted on 11/11/2006 3:45:45 PM PST by neutronsgalore (Nature, getting rid of Muslims one tsunami at a time.)
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To: eleni121
That was WWII....probably before your time

Sorry, but you probably should study a little history. Patton didn't resign during World War II.

Here's a starting point for you: Patton died in December, 1945. Germany surrendered in May, 1945. Japan surrendered in August (defacto) and September (formally) 1945. Patton didn't resign before his death. Thus, Patton didn't resign during World War II.

107 posted on 11/13/2006 1:09:20 AM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Read my post more thoroughly before you mess up more. Don't take things out of context...bad form.


108 posted on 11/13/2006 9:59:14 AM PST by eleni121 (sometimes you have to cut off the limb to save the body)
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To: eleni121
Read my post more thoroughly before you mess up more.

Not much context needed. As written, it is an historically false statement: and he like Donald Rumsfeld, resigned during war.

The truth is, Patton didn't resign during any war.

You might try referencing legitimate historical sources, rather than fan sites.

For example, for the American response to the German offensive in the Ardennes, see the material starting at page 332 here:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_15.htm
and compare it to the version you learned from the movie.

109 posted on 11/13/2006 11:10:14 AM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Been there done that. Hint: You really need to read all posts before you spout.


110 posted on 11/13/2006 11:17:36 AM PST by eleni121 (sometimes you have to cut off the limb to save the body)
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To: eleni121

You need to fact-check your vanities before you post, or is Dan Rather your editor?


111 posted on 11/13/2006 11:37:20 AM PST by PAR35
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