[rockinonritalin]

Ollie mentioned yesterday and today that he was upset about reports in the media about the military's lack of preparedness to deal with chemical and biological weapons. He was pretty hot about this subject. Does anyone think he was referring to Col. Hackworth? I seem to remember hearing him on Hannity saying such a thing. Do these two have their own little feud going on?

[kcvl]

Hackworth is either a drunk or crazy. I don't know which but he acts like someone with his panties in a wad.

[Thane_Banquo]

Yes, he was referring to Hack. He said someone was spreading this who was formerly employed with Foxnews. I'm pretty sure that meant Hack.

[slimer]

Ollie just said on Fox News that our troops are the best supplied and prepared troops for chemicle and biological warfare in the world. (paraphrasing)

[maxwellp]

By the way, where is Col. Hackworth lately? I used to see him all the time on Fox & Friends, but it's been quite awhile since. Wonder what happened? I would think with this Iraqi situation he'd be all over the place.

[Severa]

Hackworth has a regular column in the Navy Times. He's been anti-war and quite *how to put this* vocal about it for a while. I can't even get through most of his articles without turning the page in disgust.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

Ollie mentioned yesterday and today that he was upset about reports in the media about the military's lack of preparedness to deal with chemical and biological weapons. He was pretty hot about this subject. Does anyone think he was referring to Col. Hackworth?

I think Ollie was referring to Hack and others who have questioned the effectiveness of our NBC gear. I can understand why Ollie would be upset, he probably thinks Hack is creating anxiety at a time when it is very important to keep morale as high as possible. Hack likes being military gadfly and often times his criticisms lack substance, but he is correct in suggesting that our NBC may not be totally effective, especially if our troops are forced to wear the gear for long periods. Ollie is correct in stating that our NBC gear is of high quality, but the question is is it good enough? Even if our gear is totally effective against whatever Iraq uses there is the question of how it will degrade our troops ability to fight. If the tempertures in Iraq are 70 degrees plus some of our troops could be rendered combat ineffective due to heat exhaustion. Hopefully, the speed and mobility of our troops will enable them to avoid most chemical attacks. However, if the Iraqi's use chem/bio our response should be as devastating as possible, I'm talkin' MOAB's here.