Tommy Franks claims blame for Bush remark ("Mission Accomplished")

[Nambe]

Associated Press

Retired Gen. Tommy Franks tried to take the blame Monday for President Bush's much-criticized comments declaring an end to major combat in Iraq more than a year ago.

"That's my fault, that George W. Bush said what he said on the first of May of last year, just because I asked him to," said Franks, former commander of forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Less than two months after the invasion of Iraq, Bush flew to a U.S. aircraft carrier and declared an end to major combat with a banner proclaiming "Mission Accomplished" in the background.

The event, Bush's words and the banner have been repeatedly criticized and mocked since that first day of May 2003. The Iraq occupation turned more violent, American deaths continued to mount and U.S. forces failed to find weapons of mass destruction, a main rationale for the war. ...

Banish bush From Texas Too

[whistle]

1. Is this what is known as the warrior falling on his sword....

...for his leader?

[tlcandie]

3. Probably to make up for his statement that Kerry would be a good

CiC.. errr responsbile maybe was the word. If it was just him suggesting he used the phrase then who made the sign and made sure it was hung where cameras could snap it? As in photo op? I'm sure that was Franks, right?! :eyes: Didn't think so!

[daleo]

2. More likely falling on a bag of money. n/t

n/t

[Hoping4Change]

4. Why did he wait so long??? BTW does anyone know if Franks

was involved with sidelining Gen Shenseki?

[frylock]

5. pretty late in the game to take responsibility for the remark..

where's Tommyboy been the last 15 months? Why does it take so long for these folks to own up? Why did Richard Clarke go 180 degrees from what he wrote in his book, now claiming responsibility for allowing the bin Ladens to fly in restricted airspace? And what about Lee Harvey Tenet; isn't about time for him to become "despondent", and suicide himself?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. Who's in charge? The President or the General?

Generals can tell Presidents what to say?

:wtf:

[LauraK]

7. Another board member for the Carlyle Group

At least a regional director for Brown and Root.

[Moderator]

8. Duplicate

by 2 minutes.

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