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Rumsfeld Quietly Sidesteps General Franks With Proven Airborne Ranger Warfighter.
WashTimes "Inside Ring"
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Posted on 01/26/2003 8:56:50 PM PST by MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
This is great. General Abizaid is an Arab-American (of Lebanese descent). He was described as "the Mad Arab" in his yearbook from West Point. Smart guy, he has a masters from Harvard. It should be interesting to see how Al-Jazeera reports this story.
To: MindBender26; *war_list
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Good question. Not so much timing as committment to win, and win "hard."
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:15:29 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)
To: cynicom
Where's the bio posted at? Do you have a link?
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:17:58 PM PST
by
xzins
(Prepare Ye the way of the Lord.)
To: MindBender26
Good.
Franks' weak bearing and questionable intelligence isn't exactly confidence inspiring.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:18:52 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: xzins
I got it off Google search. Got a few of them.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:18:55 PM PST
by
MindBender26
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To: Mr. Mojo
Well, Eisenhower was German.
To: xzins
Sorry 'bout that. Thought you meant the Abizaid bio.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:20:10 PM PST
by
MindBender26
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To: xzins
I found it on google some time ago after he was on tv with Rummy
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:21:55 PM PST
by
cynicom
To: Enterprise
Well, Eisenhower was German. Wrong. Ike was 100% American.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:23:19 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: xzins
To: Norman Arbuthnot
My husband knows General Abizaid and says he is a great choice.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:26:51 PM PST
by
Lauratealeaf
(I think he did it)
To: Mr. Mojo; cynicom; MindBender26
I don't think Franks is weak.
I mean, for pete's sake, the war plan in place during the invasion of Afghanistan was hailed as brilliant and the advent of a new age in warfare.
We totally overthrew that gov't in mere days. We were warned we'd bog down....British, Russians, yada, yada....but that NEW government was installed in little more than a MONTH!!
Now we're just doing clean-up operations against bandits hiding in mountains.
Franks is no one's dummy, folks. That's not to say he's the greatest warrior on the block, and doesn't need a strong deputy, but come on. He's pretty darn good.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:27:12 PM PST
by
xzins
(Prepare Ye the way of the Lord.)
To: xzins
" I don't care how he looks at a review, I want Generals that can win battles." A. Lincoln 1862
President Lincoln then went on to Promote U. S. Grant to Lt. General, Commander of All Union Forces.
To: Mr. Mojo
Nope. He was Kansan.
And he forgot his passport.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:28:37 PM PST
by
xzins
(Prepare Ye the way of the Lord.)
To: xzins
Rummy has to have confidence in his man, for whatever reason. I will stick with Rummy on this one. If he messes up, I expect Rummy to sack him, generals are a dime a dozen, fighters are scarce.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:30:36 PM PST
by
cynicom
To: MindBender26
Don't know much of General Franks bio, but I trust Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. I'd like him to find a replacement for the four-star general in the Air Force that doesn't appear reassuring of his abilities either. Everytime I see him on television along with Mr. Rumfeld, I come away with knowing that we can do better. His name escapes me, but his face does not.
To: BooBoo1000
I thought Grant took over far later than 62. Wasn't he late 63; early 64?
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:34:39 PM PST
by
xzins
(Prepare Ye the way of the Lord.)
To: Alaska007
Myers????
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:36:48 PM PST
by
cynicom
To: cynicom
I'm retired Army.
I personally never met a general who wasn't a very capable, brilliant person in some area of expertise.
I've mentioned many times on these threads that my favorite is Doug Brown of US Spec Ops Command, recent Cdr of USArmy Spec Ops.
All of them were good.
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posted on
01/26/2003 9:39:19 PM PST
by
xzins
(Prepare Ye the way of the Lord.)
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