As of this afternoon six retired generals have called for Rumsfeld to step down. Any thoughts?
Please remember that active military are legally blocked from publicly criticizing those above them.
Rumsfeld
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On the one hand: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/16/ ... 16rums.php
On the one hand: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/16/ ... 16rums.php
and on the other hand: http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2006/04 ... m13190.htmWASHINGTON The Defense Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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The memorandum begins by stating, "U.S. senior military leaders are involved to an unprecedented degree in every decision-making process in the Department of Defense." It says Rumsfeld has had 139 meetings with the Joint Chiefs of Staff since the start of 2005 and 208 meetings with the senior field commanders.
Seeking to put the criticism of the relatively small number of retired generals into context, the e-mail message also notes that there are more than 8,000 active-duty and retired general officers alive today.
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The group that received the message was made up of both staunch Bush administration supporters and some who have been critical of administration policies. They are brought in periodically to consult with Pentagon officials and were notified on Friday that Rumsfeld wanted to meet with them this Tuesday.
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One retired general who regularly attends the Pentagon meetings said Saturday that he found it unusual for the Pentagon to send such a memorandum in the middle of a heated debate, because it was almost certain to appear politically motivation.
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...A December 20, 2005 Army Inspector General’s report, obtained by Salon.com this week, contains a sworn statement by Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt that implicates Secretary Rumsfeld in the abuse of detainee Mohammad al-Qahtani. Based on an investigation that he carried out in early 2005, which included two interviews with Rumsfeld, Gen. Schmidt describes the defense secretary as being “personally involved” in al-Qahtani’s interrogation.
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[size=75]You are as bad as Alan, and even he hits the mark sometimes. -charlie
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"Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservative." - John Stuart Mill[/size]