[PoppingSmoke]

"If you can't knock the message, go after the messenger. Works in liberal circles, I don't know whether it works here."

I will knock the messenger because I am sick and tired of the pot calling the kettle black. I earned that right. I am sick of Hackworths message. I am also appalled that Hackworth goes on the Fox News Channel and allows them to introduce him as the most important military soldier since Mac Arthur. That is total hogwash. Hackworth served his Country and served it well. But when he starts calling active duty Generals "perfume princes" when they are in the middle of combat, because Hackworth personally disagrees with his strategy, I have a huge problem with that. Hackworth is no Patton I can tell you this. I have very little respect for guy's like David Hackworth.

Unless you have been there, feed the liberal crap to someone else.

[Stingray51]

Either the story is true or not. Get to the bottom of it and if it is false, then dump on Hackworth. Otherwise, praise him for publicizing an injustice.

[meenie]

I've been there buddy, and I have seen plenty of mistakes. I don't favor the perfumed princes as Hackworth calls them but I do favor the dogface. The driving range at the officers club golf course never did appeal to me. It's the man at the platoon level that has my concern, the man at the division level can take care of himself.

As far as the liberal tag, you go right back to slandering the messenger. This must be a habit. You are no George Patton either, so give Hackworth a break. We've had a lot of good combat generals and we have had some lousy ones. It seems you are rather touchy concerning the higher ranks. That is your problem, it isn't mne.

[ValerieUSA]

"Perfumed Prince" is not nearly a harsh enough term for William Cohen, but Hackworth showed restraint. Too many high-ranking officers went along with Cohen's abuse of the U.S. military without standing up for the enlisted ranks at risk and the American people who funded his nonsense. I thank God that Hackworth spoke up, and I am ashamed that little was done to condemn Cohen once the truth was out.