Rumsfeld at receiving end (Gen. Barry McCaffrey, alert)

telegraph calcutta ^ | 3/31/03

[Just mythoughts]

Any guesses who has orchestrated the media blitz on Rummy, my first is hillary and second is bill.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Of course it has not occured to anyone that placement of Desert Storm numbers may give the impression to North Korea that the US was vunerable to attack in a second theater.

[swheats]

If this keeps up we're gonna have to label McCaffrey as a stalker. This guy has it in for Rummy big time.

[annyokie]

[Conservababe]

Retired army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, who commanded an infantry division in the Gulf War before overseeing anti-drug policies under former President Bill Clinton, said, “At the end of the day the question arises: why would you do this operation with inadequate power?”

I so tire of these old generals. Why can't they just relive their own battles and wars in their own dreams...and shut the hell up?

[Just mythoughts]

Makes sense to me.

What is so sinister about the conspiracy of the leftist media is the number of outlets all fixating on Rummy.

For me it is not only the attack on Rummy, but more an attempt to sway the American public, especially those who have lost family members over there.

What better than to have some family member on the tube blaming Rummy or Bush for their loss because not enough troops were sent over. It is the "evil" of their conspiracy that steams me.

[Always A Marine]

If this keeps up we're gonna have to label McCaffrey as a stalker. This guy has it in for Rummy big time.

McCaffrey would have to take a number and stand in line behind almost every active Army and Marine Corps general.

[DannyTN]

Both Rumsfield and Franks have denied that Rummy wanted fewer troops. They both say all the joint chief of staffs were in agreement and that Franks got everything he asked for.

[Keith]

it becomes apparent the campaign will not be as quick or easy as some US leaders had predicted.

who?

Exactly who are these US leaders who predicted a faster campaign? LIARS.

[swheats]

Is it safe to say, you guys don't like civilians telling you how to fight?

[Conservababe]

And, as a follow up, I remember the old generals as consultant reporters on tv in Desert Storm.

Same old stuff..yada yada yaday...they knew everything.

I remember watching their mouths drop on CNN when the war started and it was NOT by sea.

LOL

[Keith]

Do a search here on FR...I saw an article on how he was a Clinton suckup when he was in the military, telling them how great it was to have BJ in command. Explains a lot...perhaps he's trying to help his buttbuddy Wimply Clark.

[Rushian]

The only delay in the war plan was the failure to get the cooperation of Turkey. That was a political or diplomatic problem, so if blame is to be assessed it would have to be on Bush and Powell, not Rumsfield or his generals.

[BunnySlippers]

I so tire of these old generals. Why can't they just relive their own battles and wars in their own dreams...and shut the hell up?

Powell said as much last week. Now they're TV pundits.

[bluecollarman]

"disregard the vehement military advice from, particularly, army generals who you don’t think are very bright"


Sounds about right to me!

[bravo whiskey]

Gen. Barry McCaffrey, as stated, worked for ex president clinton. i do not trust generals who are democrats or who retired and then worked for someone as loathsome as clinton. when they say they care about the troops they have no credibility since all the demoncrats do is cut defense spending and spit on the troops. i was stationed in germany during the clinton (oops make that carter) years. of course both thought nothing was too good for the troops and that's what we got.

[Just mythoughts]

Care to explain, maybe what you say might make some sense.

[whadizit]

"...my first is hillary..."

Heard today that she said something like she did not think GW had enough experience to be able to tell us how war is going. She is digging her own grave...and a lot of people want to help.

[bravo whiskey]

Gen. Barry McCaffrey, as stated, worked for ex president clinton. i do not trust generals who are democrats or who retired and then worked for someone as loathsome as clinton. when they say they care about the troops they have no credibility since all the demoncrats do is cut defense spending and spit on the troops. i was stationed in germany during the clinton (oops make that carter) years. of course both thought nothing was too good for the troops and that's what we got.