WASHINGTON — Four and a half years after the nation's top military leaders saluted and fell in behind President Bush 's pre-emptive invasion of Iraq , their replacements are beginning to question the mission and sound alarms about the toll the war is taking on the Army and the Marine Corps. All military people are starting to second guess President Bush. 70% of Americans are now against the Iraq war.
2007-10-05 13:59:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Is this the end of the Iraq war?
2007-10-05 13:59:57 · update #1
General Shinseki was the top general and provided a battle-plan for Iraq that called fore more troops than the politicos desired. He was retired quietly.
Now, you think his replacement would have been some 3 or 4 star active duty general being groomed and waiting in the wings for the opportunity to replace him. That's how every other job in the Army gets filled. So, the obvious choice was....bring a retired general out of retirement for the job!!!!! Not saying anything was wrong with that General, but his "revival" seems a bit odd.
Remember, no actively serving general can say anything negative about the commander in chief. He is the boss, and to do so would actually be a criminal. So no active duty general is going to sXXt-can his own career by being a nay-sayer.
There have been generals who have retired and taken negative stances: General Batiste led the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) in Iraq. He has gone on record about his opposition to the war or aspects of how it is being carried out since retiring.
Other have to, but there names escape me....do the research, they are out there. Not just generals, but NCOs and lower ranking officers who have left the Army as well.
2007-10-05 16:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by ironjag 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we at the instant are not at conflict with Iraq or Afghanistan. we are at conflict IN!!! IN!! Iraq and Afghanistan. Oil? no on no account. 9/11 is between the justifications why we are in afghanistan. And Iraq, for different motives not oil. Im sixteen, and that i've got standard those products for years. and that i stay in Cali besides. Theres no excuse so which you would be able to not comprehend this. the college platforms look getting worse, if young infants have not got any concept what their u . s . is doing. I propose you do a splash diagnosis!!! your some years in the back of in time,!!
2016-11-07 09:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The militarys mission is to win wars. Iraq is an occupation during a civil war. They know they can't win. Army officers also know they don't have the manpower to fight another war that could crop up.
2007-10-05 14:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Was that a question? Most commanders are for the war but in a democratic society you are going to have a variety of opinions in the military at any time.
2007-10-05 14:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by lend322 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I hope it is the end of the Iraq war. The people loosing out the most are the Iraqi people, arent we suppose to be helping them? We can help them by respecting them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcfkb_9txpI
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18483.htm
2007-10-05 14:12:18 · answer #5 · answered by belle 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please name who they are, just saying something is so, does not make it so.
2007-10-05 14:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋