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Originally posted by MsAphrodite
reply to post by Taiyed
Yeah and lots of people are going to star the idiotic point of this post because Taiyed on the internet said so. You have not got a clue about the military or the tried and true reasons for military protocol. Sadly neither does our current CIC and his cabal...
Originally posted by DJW001
reply to post by projectvxn
Sure does.
But I guess it makes it all good for you.
Perfectly fine to leave people high and dry.
Because its a State Dept. matter.
The General questioned the President's military leadership, when the decision to be made was diplomatic. The United States is not occupying Libya, it is wooing it. It's a shame that American lives were lost, but if their deaths helped galvanize Libyan good will, it was as noble a sacrifice as a soldier dying in combat for the good of their country.
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
reply to post by Taiyed
Clearly you don't.
That goes for both of your assertions.
Academics are good people and can have useful information, but they're terrible at making choices on the fly when it MATTERS
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
reply to post by Taiyed
I'll listen to the General, thank you. He knows worlds more than Taiyed on the internet. Consider the source and all you know...
Originally posted by Taiyed
reply to post by Annee
Confirmation Bias seems to be a rampant disease around here.
I don't think there is a cure either.
Custer anyone??
I'll listen to the General, thank you. He knows worlds more than Taiyed on the internet. Consider the source and all you know...
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
reply to post by Taiyed
I'll listen to the General, thank you. He knows worlds more than Taiyed on the internet. Consider the source and all you know...
Originally posted by jonnywhite
reply to post by Taiyed
Except he's a real general and earned his opinion
Real general > Oh he just has confirmation bias.
I've seen in real life how too much desire for "more information" ends up costing more money and time than it's worth. Real life isn't a university laboratory. It's LIVE and doesn't wait. This is one reason I add more weight to the comments critical of Obama (and his treating of the Benghazi affair).edit on 5-11-2012 by jonnywhite because: (no reason given)
Retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks has a simple answer about why he's backing Republican Mitt Romney for president. "We only got two choices," Franks said Saturday during a telephone interview from Green Bay, where he addressed the Big 10 VFW Conference. "We can stay with what we've got or we can make a change. . . . When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." Franks is among more than 300 retired officers who constitute Romney's "military advisory council." Franks led U.S. Central Command and oversaw the U.S. response in Afghanistan and Iraq after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks."I'm a pretty serious independent," Franks said, noting that Bill Clinton gave him his promotion to generaland that he served under George W. Bush. In explaining why he is seeking a change in the White House, Franks said, "I think our troopers and military and veterans deserve to have the best equipment in the world, best manpower, best training in the world. They deserve respect and love at home and they deserve to be feared abroad. It seems to me that is what military leadership is all about. It seems to me leadership comes from the front, not the back."