Article

2006-02-17 Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-17 05:45|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Saythala Phonexayphoua

Fone Zay Foo Wa?
Ethnic background? Samoan, Sikh maybe Turkman?

Posted by 6 2006-02-17 08:08|| 2006-02-17 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Col. H. R. McMaster

Hmmm...I remember another Colonel. Colonel Teddy Roosevelt. Since the Reps haven't got their act together on who's next, maybe we have a winner. A PhD, if I recall. A well received work on history [another Teddy similarity]. Obviously has the technical expertise to handle the on-going War on Terrorism. Nation building and civil government development experience. And political infighting in the Iraqi environment certainly involves far more real blood letting and intrigue than Washington has to offer. With the modern bureaucratic promotion system, he isn't up for a senior command slot for ages. Maybe there's a different route for a man of his caliber.

Posted by Choluger Jock5886 2006-02-17 09:28|| 2006-02-17 09:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Judging from some google results, I think he's Laotian.

Posted by Rory B. Bellows 2006-02-17 10:06|| 2006-02-17 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Well - since he's the "army officer" running an ops. center, let's agree that the Lt. is simply an American, likely with a fascinating ethnic background. If the Dallas Cowboys can draft a vietnamese linebacker, good for the army in this case. What was the old saying about our germans being better than their germans?

Once again, the military is leading the way in reality, as opposed to most "multicultural" efforts.

Posted by Grinese Whomoling1222 2006-02-17 12:05|| 2006-02-17 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd go Cambodian.

Posted by Rightwing 2006-02-17 14:20|| 2006-02-17 14:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Cambodian. dittos

Posted by RD 2006-02-17 17:28|| 2006-02-17 17:28|| Front Page Top

#7 American

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-17 19:09|| 2006-02-17 19:09|| Front Page Top

#8 American Soldier. God bless'm.

Posted by Bobby 2006-02-17 21:29|| 2006-02-17 21:29|| Front Page Top

04:44 Mukhtiar Chachar
23:58 Nuck Fozzle2168
23:58 JosephMendiola
23:56 Bomb-a-rama
23:50 JosephMendiola
23:47 JosephMendiola
23:38 JosephMendiola
23:32 Classical_Liberal
23:31 Bobby
23:25 Bobby
23:20 Bobby
23:19 Bobby
23:06 phil_b
22:55 Bobby
22:47 Jackal
22:44 Jackal
22:43 Jackal
22:20 Glavick Angaiger2627
22:20 Redneck Jim
22:12 DepotGuy
22:00 trailing wife
21:57 trailing wife
21:57 Barbara Skolaut
21:53 Barbara Skolaut