Rumsfeld Toast? Blistering Critique By Retired General Eaton

[wyldwolf]

"DURING World War II, American soldiers en route to Britain before D-Day were given a pamphlet on how to behave while awaiting the invasion. The most important quote in it was this: "It is impolite to criticize your host; it is militarily stupid to criticize your allies."

"By that rule, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is not competent to lead our armed forces. First, his failure to build coalitions with our allies from what he dismissively called "old Europe" has imposed far greater demands and risks on our soldiers in Iraq than necessary. Second, he alienated his allies in our own military, ignoring the advice of seasoned officers and denying subordinates any chance for input.

"In sum, he has shown himself incompetent strategically, operationally and tactically, and is far more than anyone else responsible for what has happened to our important mission in Iraq. Mr. Rumsfeld must step down."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/opinion/19eaton.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[Spinzonner]

1. Forgot how incompetent he was logistically

Not enough bullets, armor, and other materiel.

Not enough convoy protection for supply lines.

[rkc3]

2. You can't go to war with the... aw fuck it.

Just another crime of arrogance, stupidity, and greed committed by these assholes.

[soothsayer]

3. He'll probably get a big bonus based on this, in the upside-down

world of georgie-land.

[calimary]

6. I see a Presidential Medal of Freedom in his future, and a guaranteed

pardon already worked up, just under the table.

Then they'll fold him quietly into the Carlyle Group and make sure he makes lots of money for doing nothing, and to make sure he stays quiet.

[bluerum]

4. Monkey presidents right paw. nt

[coalition_unwilling]

5. Rumsferatu, Darth Vader (Cheney) and the Wolfman (Wolfowitz) probably

share responsibility equally, imho, with a dash of Feith, Perle, Bybee, Alberto Gonzalez, Tommy Franks and Richard Myers thrown in.

Can you say "War Crimes Tribunal," anyone?