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2006-08-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF officials: Maj. Gen. Adam must quit post after war

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-09 03:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the lack of leadership of by Olmert's incompetents. Passing the blame down the line to the fighting men.

Posted by SamAdamsky 2006-08-09 09:20|| 2006-08-09 09:20|| Front Page Top

#2 so you agree that politicians should take full responsibilty for mistakes in war?

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-08-09 09:50|| 2006-08-09 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course, LH. They're the ones who make the ultimate decision to go to war.

Few people here at the Burg give GWB a complete, free pass on Iraq. We've been critical of a number of decisions and we've said so. Most of us also believe that it was the right thing to do, and there are (as you know) a number of people here whose beliefs are codified in the phrase, "faster, please."

We're also smart enough to assign responsibility to those politicans who pander to the anti-war crowd.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-08-09 10:54|| 2006-08-09 10:54|| Front Page Top

#4 so you agree that politicians should take full responsibilty for mistakes in war?

That's why we have elections, and why the 22nd Amendment is a mistake.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-09 11:44|| 2006-08-09 11:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Adams, a good man for wrong job.

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-09 13:50|| 2006-08-09 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 SW,

Actually I was thinking less of GWB, directly, whose main job is the decision to go to war, and the picking of the right people, and who for good or ill (and ive seen serious arguements both ways) clearly did NOT micromanage Iraq or any other defense issues, as I was of the SecDef, who clearly has had an intimate involvement with a range of operational and strategic issues. And who, oddly, (or not so oddly) seems rather more above criticism around here than POTUS.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-08-09 15:20|| 2006-08-09 15:20|| Front Page Top

#7 SecDef is not a political (as in elected) office, The SecDef serves at the pleasure of the President.

If you want to snark, please do it right.

Posted by Pappy 2006-08-09 21:12|| 2006-08-09 21:12|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm a Rummy fan - still - all the snarking comes from people who have no better ideas to offer: "More troops!" "withdraw troops!"

He took on a task with impossible goals, lack of tools, ankle-biting opportunistic 20/20 hindsight politicos and their useful tools (yes, you, LH), a no-notice attack, and responded. We have had no attacks on US soil, wrested the Taliban from a country thought "impossible to take", killed Saddam's sons, arrested him, and took Iraq, and the assholes continue to bray and whine. F*&K em

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-09 21:26|| 2006-08-09 21:26|| Front Page Top

#9 And, most galling to his enemies, he will be the only SecDef to serve two full terms.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-09 21:28|| 2006-08-09 21:28|| Front Page Top

#10 what Frank sed!

Posted by Victor Conte">Victor Conte 2006-08-09 21:38|| 2006-08-09 21:38|| Front Page Top

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