[Kaslin]

When did this guy become such a p*ssy?

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You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus

[jessduntno]

“... the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus.”

Huh. I thought they were in a war zone, fighting people who were trying to kill them. I also thought, that this being a war, they were supposed to be trying to kill THE ENEMY, not MAKING NICE WITH THEM.

If that is not why they are they should GTFO.

I also thought it was the duty of any CO to give his men the ability to protect themselves with reasonable ROE while in a war zone, but I am clearly wrong about that, too, eh, genius?

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Thanks for the benefit of your years of experience in leading men at war, though. Don’t think I appreciate it.

[RFEngineer]

“You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus”

If you have served in the military, then you know that terms like “FUBAR” and “BOHICA” didn’t come to being because Generals have the safety and well-being of the troops always at the forefront.

This operation was never intended to end in an actual military victory (GWB said:”Victory will not look like the ones our fathers and grandfathers achieved. There will be no surrender ceremony on the deck of a battleship.”)

So tell me how the safety of our troops is actually the first concern of the general again?

[jps098]

Wrong. As a Marine my first concern is accomplishing the mission.

Yes, safety matters, but not at the expense of finishing the job.

[rollo tomasi]

I guess you are appalled at all that WWI and WWII government backed propaganda which cast the German Empire in WWI and the Japanese/Hitler led Nazis in a constant state of ridicule.

Motives are easy to figure out (Since the 7th century) yet we treat these creatures with kid gloves. It is time for that to stop and get out if you are not willing to to heavy wet work on these people, "Civis" included. We are actually paying civis not to plant IEDs and also subsidizing their "opium fields". It is extremely pathetic how our military/civilian leaders have evolved from action oriented conquest, to the desperate appeasement mode. This worked wonders during Muhammad ibn 'Abdullāh campaign to you use his enemies "tolerance" against them as a military tactic. Fear is what is effective against those who wish Western Civilization eradicated.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus”””

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Sorry Kaslin, I cannot agree with you on this one. If winning is not the first concern of a general, then that general needs to be replaced pronto. Otherwise, that general is endangering his troops by not giving orders to kill the enemy.

[itsahoot]

You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general

Then maybe he should let the troops chamber a round, instead of offering exceptional restraint medals.

Politicians are insane, Generals are supposed to be a little smarter.

[pinochet]

>>>>You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus

I thought that the first concern of General Petraeus is the defense of the American constitution, especially that pesky part of it called the First Ammendment. If giving up the right to free speech and free expression, is the price that Americans have to pay to win the war on terrorism, then we may as well wave the white flag and surrender.

What if the Taliban demands that American women start wearing burkhas, as the price for good relations with the Afghani people. Are we going to condemn American women who refuse to wear burkhas, for causing the deaths of American soldiers? After all, putting American women in burkhas is a small price to pay, to save the lives of our precious boys in uniform, right?

[noinfringers2]

I served in the military WWII missing the invasion to be of Japan by a couple of months. Lost my brother on Okinawa. I never had the feeling that the generals’ first concerns were my safety.I did trust in them to make my duties as no more difficult than needed. As to muslim’s anger against burnining the koran I’m not much one way or another. I do believe they wouldn’t hesitate to defile other religion’s works if they had more control.

[Dr. Marten]

You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general, especially General Petraeus

My thoughts exactly.