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N.J. native Gen. Ray Odierno takes command of U.S. troops in Iraq
star ledger ^ | Tuesday September 16, 2008

Posted on 01/16/2009 6:54:28 PM PST by Coleus

Edited on 01/16/2009 7:22:33 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Gen. David Petraeus, whose strategy for countering the Iraq insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the country from all-out civil war, stepped aside today as Gen. Ray Odierno took over as the top American commander of the conflict.

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TOPICS: Government; US: New Jersey; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; odierno; oif; petraeus

1 posted on 01/16/2009 6:54:29 PM PST by Coleus
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To: Coleus

Those are two great soldiers.


3 posted on 01/16/2009 7:04:38 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: McGavin999

Ditto that.

Great leaders. Bump to the top !


4 posted on 01/16/2009 7:47:45 PM PST by Edgewood Pilot
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To: Coleus

He’ll be replaced very soon. Clearly he doesn’t represent the proper gender-identity diversity required for the new-age obambi military.


5 posted on 01/16/2009 8:07:22 PM PST by SuperLuminal
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To: Coleus

For the last 3 months, our KIA have been 14, 17, and 16.
Of those....7,10, and 9 have been non-hostile.

We are losing more troops in non-hostile accidents than to enemy fire.

Either turn ‘em lose against Iran or bring ‘em home.


6 posted on 01/17/2009 12:23:26 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..

Counterinsurgency Field Manual: Afghanistan Edition
Foreign Policy | Jan/Feb 2009 | Staff
Posted on 01/14/2009 10:53:04 PM PST by Dawnsblood
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164868/posts

Person of the year - Gen. David Petraeus.
The Washington Times | January 1, 2009
Posted on 01/01/2009 12:51:26 PM PST by Kaslin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157318/posts

The man who owns 2008 (Nope, not Obama. It’s Petraeus)
News & Observer | Dec. 31, 2008 | Rick Martinez
Posted on 12/31/2008 10:15:17 AM PST by saganite
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156823/posts


7 posted on 01/19/2009 4:41:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SuperLuminal
He'll be replaced very soon. Clearly he doesn't represent the proper gender-identity diversity required by the new-age Obambi military.

Maybe not, but he is probably of Hispanic origin. That should be worth a point or two to the "diversity" bean counters.

8 posted on 01/19/2009 5:43:50 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93
" That should be worth a point or two to the "diversity" bean counters."

Not relevant. Lot's of Americans of Hispanic descent in the military command structure.

IAC, "gender-identity-diversity" is the guiding light for the scum now taking control.

9 posted on 01/19/2009 5:57:48 PM PST by SuperLuminal
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