Gen. Pace Says He Was Forced Out

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/15/gen-pace-says-he-was-forced-out

Gen. Pace says he was forced out.

“In his first public comments on the Bush administration’s surprise decision to replace him as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace disclosed that he had turned down an offer to voluntarily retire rather than be forced out.”

To quit in wartime, he said, would be letting down the troops.

“One thing that was discussed was whether or not I should just voluntarily retire and take the issue off the table,” Pace said, according to a transcript released Friday by his office at the Pentagon.

“I said I could not do that for one very fundamental reason,” which is that no soldier or Marine in Iraq should “think — ever — that his chairman, whoever that person is, could have stayed in the battle and voluntarily walked off the battlefield.

[leveymg]

1. Pace was fired over Iran, the Surge, and his opposition to torture

This certainly reinforces the impression that he was forced out over policy differences. My take, he was pushing back against the White House’s efforts to force the military into Iran: see, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/8/154911/3350

I think the General amy soon have some rather startling things to tell us about a whole range of matters, going back to late August 2001.

[davidwparker]

7. "late August "?

Wasn't that just before 9/11? You mean there's more the American people can learn about that? :sarcasm:

[Double T]

2. Forced out by the psychopath duo.............

General Pace had better watch his back; the blame knives will start flying soon.

[madrchsod]

3. boy oh boy ,the hits just keep coming....

we are left with the most incompetent soldiers left to run our military. it`s getting as bad as germany

[NNN0LHI]

4. I wonder if Pace regrets carrying water for Bush and his minions now? n/t

[Uncle Joe]

5. No doubt this is why the MCM

force fed us what's her name's escapades non-stop, and it seems to have worked. The next time they go rabid about some superficial B.S., I believe we should double our efforts to see what their hiding and keep it kicked.

[w8liftinglady]

6. I agree 100%...they can't ignore ALL of us-if DU en masse

would lobby the MSM,bombarding it with calls,emails,etc-demanding the NEWS be covered...they'd have to listen eventually.I mean-160,000 emails,calls,etc...is impressive.