[Mr.Clark]

Really frightening stuff. Doesn't make Tommy Franks look good at all. Hope we can really put the heat on these bastards soon.

[Always A Marine]

Doesn't make Tommy Franks look good at all.

One of those disastrous "no fire" incidents was well publicized at the time. Central Command's Staff Judge Advocate (yes, a damned lawyer) objected to firing on the target on the grounds that it violated the rules of engagement -- and the general deferred. Though the ROE were later amended, OBL's son-in-law got away.

Peacetime instills an overriding emphasis on safety and caution which is hard to shake, and it took a while for military bureaucracies to realize that they were really in a fight. Hopefully, such hesitancy is a thing of the past.

[185JHP]

Franks is a political/admin general, not a warrior, IMO. Not that everyone that prospered in X42's Ring needs to be closely scrutinized for slipperiness...

[SwordofTruth]

Really frightening stuff. Doesn't make Tommy Franks look good at all. Hope we can really put the heat on these bastards soon. 3 posted on 12/24/2002 0:12 AM EST by Mr.Clark

What? Who's the Comander In Chief? It sure isn't Tommy.