Iraq outrage (Rove tells military officers what to do in Fallujah)

[donsu]

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=17661

Troops following orders from General Rove, against advice of military officers on ground

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Ignoring the First Rule of Holes (when in one, quit digging), the geniuses in the White House are actually busy deepening their fiasco. According to The Washington Post, it was the White House that decided, against the advice of military commanders on the ground, to order the troops into Fallujah after four American construction workers were killed and their bodies mutilated.

I'm sure Gen. Rove decided we couldn't afford to look weak in the face of such provocation given the poll numbers at the time. Worse, it was the tactical geniuses at the White House who then decided, again against the advice of the military commanders on the ground, to withdraw the troops from Fallujah. Come on, people, if I hear one more person accusing those of us who oppose this war of having "Vietnam flashbacks," I'm going to urp. When will they ever learn?

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[truthspeaker]

1. "construction workers"?!?!?

They were mercenaries, not construction workers. I know this article supports our side, but damn, get your facts straight - especially the easy ones.

[LuminousX]

2. Vietnam all over again

when combat missions were dictated by politicians instead of military commanders.

[donco6]

3. Gosh, how much more like Vietnam can this get?

I wonder.

[wurzel]

4. Wars are run by civilians. Not the military.

[ItsMyParty]

5. Sey Hersh indicated that all hell is breaking lose because against

the military commanders,again, the WH is not putting enough troops out on the street because they want to keep the 'kill numbers' down before the election. BUT he said he heard that once th election is over, they are going to turn the Marines lose in these cities and basically kill anything and everything. We have a sick puppy in the White House, folks, and it gets sicker by the day.

[Tsiyu]

6. I love Molly Ivins

Molly :yourock:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. Krugman mentioned this yesterday

this is pretty bad if true.

[MissB]

8. Did he mention it in print or in an interview somewhere?

My paper doesn't run Krugman's columns on the same day they come out. I usually read about them here first.

[AlCzervik]

9. Try this

It's my local and they print his column the next, i read this morning, it may be up today, check opinions www.sacbee.com