tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post2564445477388799566..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Why Obama should fire his Afghan commanderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-70200754104017795312010-06-24T01:35:49.717-07:002010-06-24T01:35:49.717-07:00Fabulous decision Kim.
Ah, the wisdom of mothers...Fabulous decision Kim. <br /><br />Ah, the wisdom of mothers. Harvard child development expert Burton White once said, "Parents should ignore experts and do what they think is correct. They will be right more often than the experts."Norm Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762889793990336381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-69548293573999667722010-06-23T10:54:09.624-07:002010-06-23T10:54:09.624-07:00My son is a reservist soon to be reg force navy. ...My son is a reservist soon to be reg force navy. He was tasked with op podium last winter and the hot new book everyone in the barracks were reading was Gen. Hillier's new book. <br /><br />I knew he wanted the book for Christmas, but I wasn't sure Gen. Hillier's legacy would prove itself a positive one. So I bought him Gen.(R)Romeo D'Allard's book instead.<br /><br />The best part of the story is, we shopped in the same isle apparently, because he brought me Elizabeth May's new book and a gift card, which I used to buy the 10th anniversary edition of "No Logo" by Naomi Klein. It was a good Christmas. (Sorry to digress)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049617811090781174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-65873666714495405342010-06-23T08:04:52.296-07:002010-06-23T08:04:52.296-07:00McChrystal wants out of the military.
What would ...<b>McChrystal wants out of the military.</b><br /><br />What would be better than to be fired by the man you hope to replace?<br /><br />McChrystal has seen that his republican soul mates have no credible candidate for 2012, so why not throw down the gauntlet early and let the forces-of-right gather behind him?<br /><br />Only last year McChrystal was publically challenging the Commander in Chief by the "unprecedented" publishing of his Afghanistan war plans; now he has <i>deliberately</i> crossed the line again.<br /><br />Let the campaigning begin<b><i>!</i></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-77034917492668447252010-06-22T20:16:19.878-07:002010-06-22T20:16:19.878-07:00Some generals never bother to look at the Unity of...Some generals never bother to look at the Unity of Command wall charts. That little box at the top is the elected Government. Gen. Macarthur tried going over the President's head and found himself unemployed. The list goes on. The guy from Afghanistan must have been drinking or smoking before making a fool of himself. If the President lets him off lightly it will make the President look weak. The decision should be rather soonDPLnoreply@blogger.com