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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
Seems the main people who are interested in finding whatever strategy is functional are the generals. The Administration at least tries to let the generals do the job, as it's done since the beginning of fighting (instead of ignoring) the War. The Democrat-controlled Congress is now launching try after try at preventing the generals from doing the job.
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Umm...read.
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Respectfully, as your former commander on the ground, your administration did not listen to our best advice. In fact, a number of my fellow Generals were forced out of their jobs, because they did not tell you what you wanted to hear -- most notably General Eric Shinseki, whose foresight regarding troop levels was advice you rejected, at our troops' peril.
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http://www.votevets.org/index.php?op...=249&Itemid=16
This was a letter to President Bush on May 1, 2007 from retired USA Major General Paul D. Eaton.