Another former US Commander speaks out.

[DeepIron]

Yet another top ranking military leader speaks out:

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/...hez/index.html
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...41629620071013
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7042805.stm

My favorite part:

Retired Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez also labelled US political leaders as "incompetent" and "corrupted".

Too true, too true...

[bradclark1]

He's letting his views known thats for sure and you can't call him wrong either.

[ASWnut101]

Just curious, but I've noticed that they are all "ex-commanders" or retired. Why?

[Ishmael]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

Just curious, but I've noticed that they are all "ex-commanders" or retired. Why?

It's against the Uniform Code of Military Justice for any member of the armed forces to criticize the Commander-In-Chief under the Disrespect of an Officer statue, no matter how big an idiot he may actually be.

I don't know what he says about Abu Ghraib, but it was Rumsfeld and the PCA that ordered the General from Gitmo, Murphy I think his name was, to "Gitmoize" Abu Ghraib with Civilian Contractor interrogaters ordering US troops around to torture prisoners. This led to the scandal, which only fed the insurgency.

[bradclark1]

I don't know what he says about Abu Ghraib, but it was Rumsfeld and the PCA that ordered the General from Gitmo, Murphy I think his name was, to "Gitmoize" Abu Ghraib with Civilian Contractor interrogaters ordering US troops around to torture prisoners. This led to the scandal, which only fed the insurgency.

As the Iraq commander he was held ultimately responsible for Abu Ghraib. Goes with the job.

[JALU3]

The problem with this story is that they only provide snippets of what he said, and attempt to roll it to supporting one policy preference over another.

Here is an other article which includes more of what he stated:
http://stripes.com/article.asp?secti...&article=49460

Included is a line usually left out of the other articles:

“From a catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan, to the administration’s latest surge strategy, this administration has failed to employ and synchronize the political, economic and military power,” Sanchez said.