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I work with a retired O-6 who is a good enough personal friend of White's that the "then" new appointee called him at 2:00 AM to tell him he had accepted the position. He knows Rick Shinseki well enough to tell the CoS to clean the mud off his 'damn boots" before coming into the building. "B.B. Bell was a 2 star then and just about died on the spot." (I was standing at the doorway when this happened) I work with this guy every day, talk to him on at least a hourly basis both professionally and socially. I have know him for almost 18 years now and he has never failed on a judgement call. He says Rick Shinseki has made a few errors as the CoS, but not nearly as many as Rummy has made and I believe him.

Rummy is just plain arrogant and when he doesn't get his yes man there to proved the "right" answer, he fires whoever has had the guts to stand up to him. Some about power corrupting and absolute power absolutely corrupting.