Posted on 03/30/2003 6:09:51 PM PST by knak
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. war planners underestimated the determination of Iraqi forces and are now re-writing their battle plans as a result, veteran war correspondent Peter Arnett told Iraqi TV in an interview that aired Sunday.
"The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan," Arnett said. "Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces."
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
OK, count me in. Anyone want to volunteer to be the second witness?
"Arnett also said "clearly this is a city that is disciplined, the population is responsive to the government's requirements of discipline," CNNs article
I am from behind the Iron Curtain.
Communist Hungary was also a place where we had to be "responsive to to the government's requirements of discipline"
"It became necessary to destroy the town (BanTre) in order to save it."
This quote, which was alledgedly made by an Air Force Major Chester L. Brown to Peter Arnett was one of the most effective bits of anti war propaganda to come out of the Viet Nam conflict.
The problem is, "Major Brown" may not have said it at all, it was probably created out of whole cloth by Peter Arnett even back then!
Here is some source material, go about 80% down the link, it is partially in Vietnamese and partially in English.
http://www.giaodiem.com/doithoai/nh-trancn.htm
We need to track down this "Major Brown" quote, if this was one of traitor Benedict Arnett's first "Big Lies", that will be important to know today. Has Arnett been an America hating mole since the 60s?
I read elsewhere his mentor was an Australian communist and virulent America hating reporter named ?Burchett?, this should also be tracked down.
Peter Arnett: U.S. war plan has 'failed' Monday, March 31, 2003 Posted: 4:02 AM EST (0902 GMT)
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