Your background is full of BS. North didn't resign, he retired after 22 years of service in 1990. Iran Contra broke in 1986 before Webb became SECNAV and he resigned in 1988 before North retired.
Webb knows that the application North submitted when he went to work for the NSC should have been rejected on the grounds of it being fraudulent. North was required to disclose his past psychiatric treatment and hospitalization, circa 1974, and he did not. By failing to disclose that, North committed a felony, thus disqualifying himself from being able to work at the NSC. Had North been properly vetted in 1981 it's unlikely that Iran Contra would have ever occurred. The importance of the outcome of the boxing match in Webbs' dislike of North is blown way out of proportion. Anyone who knows Webb knows that he's always been a mean, vindictive, overbearing SOB. That's why he was such an effective combat officer.
I stand correct on retirement v. resignation. That was a poor choice of words.
However, I refer to Iran Contra, not to what could be characterized as the policy initiatives that led to what was known as the "Iran Contra" scandal, but rather the series of investigations resulting in the wake therefrom.
North retired for a number of reasons. It was his choice to do so. However, he did feel some indirect heat from both SECNAV and the Commandant...ultimately leading to his decision to retire. And, yes, Webb did resign in 1988 before North retired. However, he certainly didn't help North any during that period of time.
With respect to yor comments on North's NSC application, Webb wasn't there. Webb wasn't on the NSC so I seriously doubt that he had any knowledge on that subject from his position as first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs.
If he was so damned sure on that subject, why didn't he make a criminal referral? People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
"Anyone who knows Webb knows that he's always been a mean, vindictive, overbearing SOB. That's why he was such an effective combat officer."
This is precisely why...notwithstanding George Allen's popularity...that he will never be elected.