| In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Why do disgraced Americans like Scott Ritter spout pro-Putin propaganda in Russia?, buwaya wrote: |
McMaster led Troop E, “Eagle”. In HIS personal account he doesn’t mention MacGregor for anything but hitting a mine. https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/2/26/eagle-troop-at-the-battle-of-73-easting Add to that, the characterization of the battle in the wiki article is substantially different. There is no mention of MacGregor in a command role. However, there is considerable mention of Lt. Colonel Mike Kobbe, the actual commander of 2nd Squadron, 2ACR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting Note: Squadron here means a batallion size unit, and Troop=company. 2ACR was equivalent to a brigade. |
You seem to be nitpicking at strawmen. I said he was a decorated combat veteran with a PhD in International affairs and you return with slice and dice, how many men in a battalion etc.
You're trying to say McMaster was more experienced yada yada - I never said he wasn't.
You're saying he wasn't a commander - I didn't say he was, but here's a quote from from his resume that shows he was a commander from 1992 to 1994.
I said he was a decorated combat veteran, and he was:
Trump Fired General McMaster and he never fired Col MacGregor.