Four retired Generals call for Rummy's resignation.

[Swede]

Right now on CNN. Kyra Philips says "To people saying they should have spoken up while still in the military,these guys probably feared for their jobs."

[CottonBear]

1. Holy crap! More info for the office bound please. Names? n/t

[valerief]

2. I'll bet that's melting the Rumster's iced undies

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/12/24219/8100

[atreides1]

3. They made a bad choice

They chose to cover their own asses, and now after 2300+ dead, 17,000+ wounded, and only God knows how many Iraqi civilians dead, they think they're doing something heroic.

They had the chance to do this while still on active duty, but they didn't. Doing it now because they
are safe doesn't make them any better then the generals still on active duty.

[Alamom]

4. # 4 (ret.) Major General John Batiste

"You know, it speaks volumes that guys like me are speaking out from retirement about the leadership climate in the Department of Defense," Batiste said.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/12/AR2006041201114.html

(retired)
Maj. Gen. John Batiste
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold
Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton
Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni




Retired US Iraq general demands Rumsfeld resign

By Will Dunham
Reuters
Wednesday, April 12, 2006; 12:53 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recently retired two-star general who just a year ago commanded a U.S. Army division in Iraq on Wednesday joined a small but growing list of former senior officers to call on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign.

"I believe we need a fresh start in the Pentagon. We need a leader who understands teamwork, a leader who knows how to build teams, a leader that does it without intimidation," Maj. Gen. John Batiste, who commanded the Germany-based 1st Infantry Division in Iraq, said in an interview on CNN.


In recent weeks, retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold, Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni all spoke out against Rumsfeld. This comes as opinion polls show eroding public support for the 3-year-old war in which about 2,360 U.S. troops have died.




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