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2007-09-26 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2007-09-26 11:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 I dunno...if I was one of the SEAL operators in the unit LTJG Lippert's going to, I'd be at least a little uncomfortable at the idea of someone who was advising a politician determined to undermine my mission. suddenly becoming my intel officer. LTJG Lippert might be a perfectly nice guy and a commendable naval officer, but isn't there a Seabee unit in Kuwait that needs a laundry officer or something?

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-09-26 13:15|| 2007-09-26 13:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, if I was only 40 years younger...

Posted by John Fn Kerry 2007-09-26 13:21|| 2007-09-26 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Disagree. I'm going to assume that Lt. Lippert is an honorable man who will do his job as directed, and do it well. That he believes the war is wrong means that he and I have a difference of opinion. But I trust him to do his job.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-09-26 14:59|| 2007-09-26 14:59|| Front Page Top

#4 He'd better, or the SEALS will probbably set him straight pretty damn quick...

Posted by tu3031 2007-09-26 15:01|| 2007-09-26 15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Never worked the ground side of a war (Air Force 20 years) how much does a LtJg do with respect to intell in SpecOps? Does he brief/debrief? Count coffee ups? Order dry erase markers? In the USAF the lions share of the true intel work is done by enlisted people not officers. Our officers were there to conduct dog/pony, take heat if things went wrong, and plan lunch breaks.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-09-26 15:48|| 2007-09-26 15:48|| Front Page Top

#6 I had a chance to spend a couple hours back in 2004 with an Army special forces O3 with a lot of things pinned to the chest of his Class As when he wore them (which was as seldom as he could manage).

From his description of the planning for an operation, if SEALs do things similarly this LtJG will have a direct role in mission planning and debriefs, at a minimum.

But I suspect others here at the Burg have more direct experience and expertise than that 2nd hand, other-service information.

Posted by lotp 2007-09-26 16:07|| 2007-09-26 16:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Junior naval line-officers tend to get responsibilities early. I suspect that if he's going to a SEAL unit, he's either going to be an intel detachment OIC (officer in charge) or the second-in-command.

I don't think he'll be a screw-up. Too much risk of damaging his c.v. when he gets RFAD.

Posted by Pappy 2007-09-26 21:05|| 2007-09-26 21:05|| Front Page Top

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