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US COMMANDER RELIEVED OF DUTY
sky news ^ | 04/04/2003 | sky news

Posted on 04/04/2003 6:36:25 AM PST by MIKEinGA

A US commander who was leading a push by marines through southern Iraq towards Baghdad has been relieved of his post.

No reason has been given for the decision to relieve Colonel Joe Dowdy, commander of the Marines First Regimental Combat Team, Public Affairs Officer Steven Schweitzer said.

"He was responsible for the regiment until three hours ago," Schweitzer said.

More follows...

Last Updated: 15:46 UK, Friday April 04, 2003


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dowdy; iraqifreedom; joedowdy; marines
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To: Ga Rob
I will affect the troops only momentarily if the new commander is a good one which was our case in Vietnam.
81 posted on 04/04/2003 8:12:57 AM PST by ladtx ("...the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, Country." D. MacArthur)
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To: ladtx
Yeah, I'm sure the Regimental XO can handle the job. The CO wouldn't have been relieved if that wasn't the case. All the staffers, planners, etc. remain in place, so it won't have that big an effect.
82 posted on 04/04/2003 8:14:17 AM PST by XJarhead
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To: MIKEinGA
The suspense is lasting too long. The rest of the story we want to know ...

Sky News has had first scoops on several stories. Good find.

83 posted on 04/04/2003 8:14:40 AM PST by Countyline
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To: Magnolia
Be nice if they sent Geraldo out to investigate exactly what Tacoma did for the two days of unauthorized leave.
84 posted on 04/04/2003 8:17:10 AM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: ladtx
Your homepage details your outstanding credentials. Thank you for your service.

Former Marine brat
85 posted on 04/04/2003 8:19:11 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: ladtx
That's true, I hope. But it is intriging. I'm not interested in most of the "stories" going on all over the war right now...this one I'd like to hear more about.
86 posted on 04/04/2003 8:20:33 AM PST by Ga Rob ("Consensus is the ABSENCE of Leadership" The Iron Lady)
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To: Magnolia
Thanks. It was an honor to serve.
87 posted on 04/04/2003 8:22:15 AM PST by ladtx ("...the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, Country." D. MacArthur)
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To: Ga Rob
I'm curious to find out more also.
88 posted on 04/04/2003 8:23:31 AM PST by ladtx ("...the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, Country." D. MacArthur)
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To: OldFriend
investigate exactly what Tacoma did for the two days of unauthorized leave

?????

89 posted on 04/04/2003 8:24:25 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: BluH2o
Sounds awful but unless he did it himself I see it is the mistake of someone under him not him. But again I know nothing of those things.
90 posted on 04/04/2003 8:25:11 AM PST by Minty
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To: libbylu
I knew I had read that somewhere and was troubled aboutit thinking, "who was the idiot". I mean one sends a son or daughter to fight but not to die in such an idiotic way. If someone has to be removed lets hope they took care of that.
91 posted on 04/04/2003 8:27:48 AM PST by Minty
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To: Magnolia
Tacoma is the mine detecting dolphin who disappeared for two days.
92 posted on 04/04/2003 8:30:24 AM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: OldFriend
Tacoma is the mine detecting dolphin who disappeared for two days.

DUH...the news is coming too fast this morning and my brain is in overload....TILT! TILT!

Thanks OldFriend!

93 posted on 04/04/2003 8:34:01 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Magnolia
Tacoma was the dolphin which went AWOL for a couple of days.

In other words (using best Brando imitation)...

"We need to teach Mr. Rivero to swim with the fishes."

94 posted on 04/04/2003 8:34:06 AM PST by Jonah Hex
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To: fightinJAG
"And if press reports were correct, there wasn't much to investigate. They conducted the river crossing WITHOUT stringing a safety line first. Unless it was the most pressing combat situation, and there was no other option except crossing without a line, that was unforgivable stupidity and showed a lack of military discipline.

The cardinal sin of a commander is to fail to take care of his troops. "

Agree with you. Do you think they will tell why? That would be a precedent. I think that Bush has handled this exceptionally good. It may end restoring people's trust in the government. Things are opposite of what they were few years ago. More people are speaking truth, and taking stands they would not dare to do before. There are still lib liars but my oh my, the tide has truned. I am in awe.
95 posted on 04/04/2003 8:34:17 AM PST by Minty
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To: freedomlover
No way. Not from the Marines.
96 posted on 04/04/2003 8:36:04 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: Jonah Hex
"We need to teach Mr. Rivero to swim with the fishes."

HA!....thanks Jonah!

97 posted on 04/04/2003 8:36:41 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Leatherneck_MT
Eh, I agree it's pretty big but it's not totally unthinkable...and it's not as big as the commander of an Army Division being relieved by a Marine commanding the operation as a whole during the middle of combat during the Saipan invasion in 1944...now THAT was a s***storm of immense proportions.
98 posted on 04/04/2003 8:38:39 AM PST by John H K
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To: Happy2BMe
No, somebody fired from their job is not a tragedy.

Preventable troop deaths are.
99 posted on 04/04/2003 8:39:12 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: fullmoon
This is NOT huge. There are not MAJOR PROBLEMS AFOOT. Are you one of those typical nay-sayers? Did you think we were gonna lose this war 7 days ago?

Dolt...

100 posted on 04/04/2003 8:40:05 AM PST by Hootch
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